monogenic
adjective
- Biol. designating or of a mode of inheritance in which a character is controlled by one pair of genes
- Zool. producing offspring of one sex only, as females only in some species of aphids
See monogenic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mŏnˌə-jĕnˈĭk)
adjectivea. Of or relating to monogenesis; monogenetic.
b. Relating to monogenism.
- Of or regulated by one gene or one of a pair of allelic genes.
- Producing offspring of only one sex, as some species of aphids.
Related Forms:
- monˌo·genˈi·cal·ly adverb
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