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monogenic
[ mon-uh-jen-ik ]
adjective
- Biology. bearing either only males or only females.
- Genetics. pertaining to a character controlled by one pair of genes.
monogenic
/ ˌmɒnəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /
adjective
- genetics of or relating to an inherited character difference that is controlled by a single gene
- (of animals) producing offspring of one sex
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- mono·geni·cal·ly adverb
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Example Sentences
In asexual (monogenic) reproduction there is continuity of the same idioplasm.
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