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Meaning of monogeny | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Production of offspring of only one sex.
    uncountable
  2. The doctrine that all of the members of the human race have a common origin.
    historical, uncountable
  3. Synonym of monogenesis.
    uncountable

Examples

“If monogeny is determined exclusively by a cytoplasmic factor, then it is easy to see⟳ that the factor will either die⟳ out (if it causes arrhenogeny) or will become⟳ fixed and thereby sterilize the population (if it causes thelygeny).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

monogermane monoglacialism monoglacialist monoglossia monoglot monoglottism

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