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 Words From

• mono·geni·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of monogenic¹

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

Example Sentences

In asexual (monogenic) reproduction there is continuity of the same idioplasm.

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