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uniparental

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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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Main Entry: uni·pa·ren·tal
Pronunciation: "yü-ni-p&-'rent-&l
Function: adjective
: having, involving, or derivedfrom a single parent; specifically : involving or being inheritance in which an offspring's complete genotype or all copies of one or more genes, chromosome parts, or whole chromosomesare derived from a single parent <uniparental disomy> —uni·pa·ren·tal·ly /-&l-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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