Monochromatism
1) Total inability to perceive color. A person with true monochromatism perceives only black, white, and shades of gray. It is due to lack of or damage to the cones of the eye that perceive color, or to inability of the nerves to translate information received from the cones. Complete monochromatism is usually an inherited condition. 2) One of the many types of colorblindness that affects perception of certain colors only.
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Derived from a single cell and cells identical to that cell.
- Monoclonal antibody
An antibody produced by a single clone of cells. A monoclonal antibody is therefore a single pure type of antibody. Monoclonal antibodies can be made in large quantities in the laboratory and are a cornerstone of immunology. Monoclonal antibodies are increasingly coming into use as therapeutic agents.
- Monocular
1. With one eye, as in monocular vision. 2. With one eyepiece, as in a monocular microscope.
- Monocyte
A white blood cell that has a single nucleus and can take in (ingest) foreign material.
- Monogenic
Pertaining to one gene. As opposed to polygenic.