Advertisement

Advertisement

monogenetic

[ mon-oh-juh-net-ik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to monogenesis; monogenous.
  2. (of certain trematode worms) having only one generation in the life cycle, without an intermediate asexual generation.


monogenetic

/ mɒˈnɒdʒənəs; ˌmɒnəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or showing monogenesis
  2. of or relating to parasitic animals, such as some flukes, that complete their life cycle on only one host
  3. (of rocks and rock formations) formed from one source or by one process
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of monogenetic1

First recorded in 1870–75; mono- + genetic
Discover More

Example Sentences

This monogenetic propagation is very common among the protists, both protophyta and protozoa.

Such dyes are termed monogenetic, because they can only generate or yield different shades of but one colour.

In the various colours and dyes we have all phases, and the monogenetic shades almost imperceptibly into the polygenetic.

Both classes have also in common an exclusively monogenetic reproduction.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


monogenesismonogenic