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matricliny

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mat⋅ri⋅cli⋅ny

  [ma-tri-klahy-nee, mey-]
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–noun Genetics.
matrocliny.

mat⋅ro⋅cli⋅ny

  [ma-truh-klahy-nee, mey-]
–noun Genetics.
inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny ).
Also, matricliny.

Origin:
1915–20; matro- (var. of matri- with -o- ) + -clin- (< Gk klnein to bend, lean, or extracted from incline; cf. cline ) + -y 3

Related forms:
mat⋅ro⋅cli⋅nous, mat⋅ro⋅clin⋅al, mat⋅ro⋅clin⋅ic  [ma-truh-klin-ik, mey-] , adjective
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Main Entry: mat·ro·cli·ny
Pronunciation: 'ma-tr&-"klI-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
: thequality or state of being matroclinous
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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