What does monotelic mean?
Monotelic means (biology) That can breed only once in its life cycle.
Monotelic
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Meaning
(biology) That can breed only once in its life cycle.
Definitions by Sense
- (biology) That can breed only once in its life cycle
- (genetics) Connected to the spindle through only one kinetochore
Example Sentences
Because pole-proximal misaligned chromosomes are expected to possess syntelic or monotelic attachments, the inter-kinetochore tension of these sister chromatids would be weakened during formation of the mitotic spindle.
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Because pole-proximal misaligned chromosomes are expected to possess syntelic or monotelic attachments, the inter-kinetochore tension of these sister chromatids would be weakened during formation of the mitotic spindle.
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