Meanings
comparative more matriclinous · superlative most matriclinous
- alternativeAlternative form of matroclinous.
Inheritance in the males is purely matriclinous as would be expected if they arise in unfertilized eggs.
1933, Francis Albert Eley Crew, Sex determination, page 762 more examples
A few strongly matriclinous underyearlings were obtained (Kobayasi, 1963) when crossing female crucian carp with Japanese Leuciscinae Moroco percnurus and Tribolodon hakonensis.
1980, Journal of Ichthyology, volume 19, page 59The pattern of PAGE for several generations of pedigree stocks of P. formosa strictly showed matriclinous inheritance of a diagnostic muscle protein phenotype (Monaco et al., 1982).
2010, T. J. Pandian, Sexuality in Fishes, page 60
Origin
- Ancient Greekκλίνειν
- Latinmātr-
- Englishmatriclinous
From Latin mātr- + -i- + Ancient Greek κλίνειν (klínein) + -ous.
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