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English
Etymology
From mono- + -genic.
Adjective
monogenic (not comparable)
- of or relating to monogenesis or to monogenism
- (genetics) regulated by a single gene
- producing offspring of only one sex, exhibiting monogeny
- Antonym: amphogenic
- (mathematics, of a function) having a single derivative at a point
- (mathematics, of a semigroup) generated by a set containing only a single element
Noun
monogenic (plural monogenics)
- (mathematics) A derivative of a monogenic function
Derived terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French monogénique.
Adjective
monogenic m or n (feminine singular monogenică, masculine plural monogenici, feminine and neuter plural monogenice)
- monogenic
Declension