monogenic

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adjective

of or relating to monogenesis or to monogenism

Similar
inheritableheritable
Opposite
amphogenic
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Meanings

adjectivemonogenic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof or relating to monogenesis or to monogenism
  2. not comparablebiologyregulated by a single gene
  3. not comparableproducing offspring of only one sex, exhibiting monogeny

    Antonyms: amphogenic

  4. not comparablemathematicshaving a single derivative at a point
  5. not comparablemathematicsgenerated by a set containing only a single element
nounmonogenic (plural monogenics)

plural monogenics

  1. mathematicsA derivative of a monogenic function

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveproducing offspring of only one sex, exhibiting monogeny

Opposite
amphogenic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by a single pair of genes

Similar
inheritableheritable
Also see
heritableinheritable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mono- + -genic.

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Cite this entry
APA

monogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monogenic

MLA

“monogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monogenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monogenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monogenic.

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