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monohybrid

[mon-uh-hahy-brid]Genetics.
noun
  1. the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
  2. Also called monohybrid cross. a genetic cross made to examine the distribution of one specific set of alleles in the resulting offspring.
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adjective
  1. of or relating to such an offspring.
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Origin of monohybrid

First recorded in 1900–05; mono- + hybrid
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monohybrid

noun
  1. genetics the offspring of two individuals that differ in respect of a single gene
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