monoallelic

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adjective

Involving a single allele

OriginEnglish allelic ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos →
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Meanings

adjectivemonoallelic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyInvolving a single allele

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishallele
  7. Englishallelic
  8. Englishmonoallelic

From mono- + allelic.

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APA

monoallelic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoallelic

MLA

“monoallelic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoallelic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monoallelic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoallelic.

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