monogeny

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noun

Production of offspring of only one sex.

Similar
monogenesis
Opposite
amphogenic
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Meanings

nounmonogeny (uncountable)
  1. uncountableProduction of offspring of only one sex.

    If monogeny is determined exclusively by a cytoplasmic factor, then it is easy to see that the factor will either die out (if it causes arrhenogeny) or will become fixed and thereby sterilize the population (if it causes thelygeny).

    1982, Graham Bell, The Masterpiece of Nature :: The Evolution and Genetics of Sexuality, page 441

    Antonyms: amphogenic

  2. historicaluncountableanthropologyThe doctrine that all of the members of the human race have a common origin.
  3. uncountableSynonym of monogenesis.

    Synonyms: monogenesis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounProduction of offspring of only one sex.

Opposite
amphogenic

nounSynonym of monogenesis.

Similar
monogenesis

Origin

From mono- + -geny.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

monogynenomogenyMonongye
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APA

monogeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monogeny

MLA

“monogeny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monogeny. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monogeny,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monogeny.

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