monogenic

[mon-uh-jen-ik]

adjective

1. Biology.,  bearing either only males or only females.

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

monogenic

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

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

2. (of animals) producing offspring of one sex

Other Word Forms

• monogenically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of monogenic¹

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

Example Sentences

Afterward, the scientists sequenced each person's genome and used both monogenic and polygenic testing to calculate a risk score.

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Crispr gene editing has the potential to treat a myriad of monogenic diseases from sickle cell anaemia to muscular dystrophy and cancer.

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"For example, people carrying mutations giving high risk of certain diseases, and also monogenic conditions such as breast cancer mutations."

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Polygenic risk scores sum and weight these many tiny effects, creating what some researchers have called a “monogenic equivalent”— a “gene for” by proxy.

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More than 10,000 monogenic inherited disorders have been identified, affecting millions of people worldwide.

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