monotelic

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adjective

That can breed only once in its life cycle

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Meanings

adjectivemonotelic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThat can breed only once in its life cycle
  2. not comparablebiologyConnected to the spindle through only one kinetochore

    Because pole-proximal misaligned chromosomes are expected to possess syntelic or monotelic attachments, the inter-kinetochore tension of these sister chromatids would be weakened during formation of the mitotic spindle.

    2015 December 10, “A Novel Time-Dependent CENP-E Inhibitor with Potent Antitumor Activity”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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