monogenic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mon′ə jen′ik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mon•o•gen•ic  (mon′ə jen′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. [Biol.]bearing either only males or only females.
  2. [Genetics.]pertaining to a character controlled by one pair of genes.
  • mono- + -gen or -gen(y) or gene + -ic 1855–60
mon′o•gen′i•cal•ly, adv. 

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