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MONOGENIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does monogenic mean?
• MONOGENIC (adjective)
The adjective MONOGENIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by a single pair of genes
Familiarity information: MONOGENIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by a single pair of genes
Similar:
heritable; inheritable (capable of being inherited)
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
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