monogenic

[ mon-uh-jen-ik ]

/ ˌmɒn əˈdʒɛn ɪk /

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adjective

Biology. bearing either only males or only females.

Genetics. pertaining to a character controlled by one pair of genes.

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Origin of monogenic

1855–60; mono- + -gen or -gen(y) or gene + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM monogenic

mon·o·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby monogenic

monogamous, monogamy, monogenean, monogenesis, monogenetic, monogenic, monogenism, monogenous, monoglot, monoglyceride, monogram

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How to use monogenic in a sentence

In asexual (monogenic) reproduction there is continuity of the same idioplasm.
A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution|Carl Von Ngeli

British Dictionary definitions for monogenic

monogenic

/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) /

adjective

genetics of or relating to an inherited character difference that is controlled by a single gene

(of animals) producing offspring of one sex

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Medical definitions for monogenic

monogenic

[ mŏn′ə-jĕn′ĭk ]

adj.

Of or relating to monogenesis; monogenetic.

Relating to monogenism.

Of or regulated by one gene or one of a pair of allelic genes, as an inherited characteristic or a hereditary disease.