Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or regulated by one gene or one of a pair of allelic genes.
  • adjective Of or relating to monogenesis; monogenetic.
  • adjective Of or relating to monogenism.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as monogenous.
  • In chem., combining with an element in only one form; forming only one compound with a monovalent element.
  • Same as monogenetic.
  • In petrography, noting a fragmental rock, conglomerate or breccia, whose fragments or parts are all of one kind of rock.
  • Having a univocal derivative: the better and now accepted form for monogeneous, 2, and monogenous, 3.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Biol.) Of or pertaining to monogenesis.
  • adjective (Zoöl.) Producing only one kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of or relating to monogenesis or to monogenism
  • adjective genetics regulated by a single gene
  • adjective producing offspring of only one sex
  • adjective mathematics, of a function having a single derivative at a point
  • noun mathematics A derivative of a monogenic function

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by a single pair of genes

Etymologies

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mono- + -genic

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Examples

  • Prenatal tests for some of these single-gene maladies -- known as monogenic diseases -- are available today, but they require a needle to be inserted into the mother's womb and therefore carry a small risk of miscarriage.

    Prenatal Test Has Promise, Study Shows 2008

  • These so-called monogenic conditions — diseases like hemochromatosis (where the body absorbs too much iron) or Huntington's disease — are easy to research, because the associations are pretty much binary.

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  • "Recent advances in genetics such as the identification of the responsible genes for several forms of Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), now referred to as monogenic diabetes, have established precedents linking specific drug therapies to defined subtypes of diabetes patients," said Robert Smith, MD, of Brown University in Providence, R.I. and co-author of the statement.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • "Recent advances in genetics such as the identification of the responsible genes for several forms of Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), now referred to as monogenic diabetes, have established precedents linking specific drug therapies to defined subtypes of diabetes patients," said Robert Smith, MD, of Brown University in Providence, R.I. and co-author of the statement.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • "Recent advances in genetics such as the identification of the responsible genes for several forms of Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), now referred to as monogenic diabetes, have established precedents linking specific drug therapies to defined subtypes of diabetes patients," said Robert Smith, MD, of Brown University in Providence, R.I. and co-author of the statement.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • "Recent advances in genetics such as the identification of the responsible genes for several forms of Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), now referred to as monogenic diabetes, have established precedents linking specific drug therapies to defined subtypes of diabetes patients," said Robert Smith, MD, of Brown University in Providence, R.I. and co-author of the statement.

    D Mag - News 2010

  • "Recent advances in genetics such as the identification of the responsible genes for several forms of Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), now referred to as monogenic diabetes, have established precedents linking specific drug therapies to defined subtypes of diabetes patients," said Robert Smith, MD, of Brown University in Providence, R.I. and co-author of the statement.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • "Recent advances in genetics such as the identification of the responsible genes for several forms of Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), now referred to as monogenic diabetes, have established precedents linking specific drug therapies to defined subtypes of diabetes patients," said Robert Smith, MD, of Brown University in Providence, R.I. and co-author of the statement.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "Recent advances in genetics such as the identification of the responsible genes for several forms of Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), now referred to as monogenic diabetes, have established precedents linking specific drug therapies to defined subtypes of diabetes patients," said Robert Smith, MD, of Brown University in Providence, R.I. and co-author of the statement.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • "Recent advances in genetics such as the identification of the responsible genes for several forms of Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), now referred to as monogenic diabetes, have established precedents linking specific drug therapies to defined subtypes of diabetes patients," said Robert Smith, MD, of Brown University in Providence, R.I. and co-author of the statement.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

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