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uniparental

[ yoo-nuh-puh-ren-tl ]

adjective

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


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Other Words From

  • uni·pa·rental·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uniparental1

First recorded in 1895–1900; uni- + parental

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