MONOGENIC

monogenic

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by a single pair of genes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

monogenic (not comparable)

of or relating to monogenesis or to monogenism

(genetics) regulated by a single gene

producing offspring of only one sex

(mathematics, of a function) having a single derivative at a point

(math, of a semigroup) generated by a set containing only a single element

Noun

monogenic (plural monogenics)

(mathematics) A derivative of a monogenic function

Source: Wiktionary


Mon`o*gen"ic, a.

1. (Biol.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to monogenesis.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Producing only one kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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