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homogenic

American  
[hoh-muh-jen-ik, hom-uh‑] / ˌhoʊ məˈdʒɛn ɪk, ˌhɒm ə‑ /

noun

Genetics.
  1. having only one alternative form, or one allele, of a gene or genes.

    The plagues attacked relatively homogenic populations.


Etymology

Origin of homogenic

homo- + -genic

Example Sentences

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Why then do we not recognize this the chief homogenic substance of the earth, likest of substances to its inner nature and closest allied to its very marrow?

From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William

Smelted iron is fused and smelted out of homogenic stuffs, and cleaves to the earth more tenaciously than the ores themselves.

From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William