u·ni·pa·ren·tal

[yoo-nuh-puh-ren-tl]
adjective Biology.
having one parent, as an organism produced by parthenogenesis.

Origin:
1895–1900; uni- + parental

u·ni·pa·ren·tal·ly, adverb
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