monogenic

monogenic definition - medical

mon·o·gen·ic (mŏnˌə-jĕnˈĭk)

adjective
  1. Of or relating to monogenesis; monogenetic.
  2. Relating to monogenism.
  3. Of or regulated by one gene or one of a pair of allelic genes, as an inherited characteristic or a hereditary disease.

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