Etymology

monohybrid

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Today it means: A hybrid between two species that only have a difference of one gene. Full definition →

English hybrid ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishhybrid
  5. English todaymonohybrid

From mono- + hybrid.

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