Definition
adjective
(1) Consisting of a single component.
(2) Of, or consisting of, monomers.
(3) Pertaining to a disease or trait controlled by genes at a single locus.
Supplement
Word origin: from Greek mono “one” and meros “part”.
Related forms: monomer (noun).
Related phrases: monomeric phase.
Compare: polymeric.
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