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hol⋅an⋅dric

  [ho-lan-drik, hoh-]
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–adjective Genetics.
of or pertaining to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic ).
Origin:
1925–30; hol- + Gk andrikós masculine, equiv. to andr- (s. of anr man) + -ikos -ic
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ho·lan·dric   (hō-lān'drĭk, hŏ-)   
adj.  Relating to a trait encoded by a gene or genes specific to the Y-chromosome and therefore occurring only in males.

[hol(o)- + andr(o)- + -ic.]
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Main Entry: hol·an·dric
Pronunciation: hO-'lan-drik, hä-
Function: adjective
: transmitted by a gene in the nonhomologous portion of the Ychromosome —compare HOLOGYNIC
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holandric ho·lan·dric (hō-lān'drĭk, hŏ-)
adj.
Relating to a trait encoded by a gene or genes located on the Y-chromosome and therefore occurring only in males.

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