unigenetic
|u-ni-ge-net-ic|
/ˌjuːnɪdʒəˈnɛtɪk/
single genetic origin
Etymology
'unigenetic' originates from a combination of Latin 'uni-' (from 'unus', meaning 'one') and Greek 'genetic' (from 'genetikós', related to 'génesis', meaning 'origin' or 'birth').
'unigenetic' was formed in modern English by combining the prefix 'uni-' and the adjective 'genetic'; this pattern of scientific coinage became common in the 19th–20th century.
Initially it meant 'having a single genetic origin'; over time this technical sense has been retained in modern scientific usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
determined by or resulting from a single gene; monogenic.
The disorder appears to be unigenetic, caused by a mutation in a single gene.
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Adjective 2
originating from a single genotype or a single genetic lineage (used in population genetics, breeding, or clonal contexts).
The crop strain was unigenetic, with all plants tracing back to one parental line.
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