uniparental

[ yoo-nuh-puh-ren-tl ]

adjectiveBiology.
  1. having one parent, as an organism produced by parthenogenesis.

Origin of uniparental

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; uni- + parental

Other words from uniparental

  • u·ni·pa·ren·tal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby uniparental

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