monogeny

Variant of monogenic

monogenic definition

mono·genic (-jen′ik)

adjective

  1. Etymology: mono- + gen(e) + -ic

    Biol. designating or of a mode of inheritance in which a character is controlled by one pair of genes

  2. Etymology: mono- + -gen + -ic

    Zool. producing offspring of one sex only, as females only in some species of aphids

Related Forms:

  • monogeny mo·nog′·eny (mō näj′ə nē) noun

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