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monogenic

adjective
mono·​gen·​ic | \ ËŒmä-nÉ™-ˈje-nik How to pronounce monogenic (audio) \

Definition of monogenic

: of, relating to, or controlled by a single gene and especially by either of an allelic pair
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monogenically \ ËŒmä-​nÉ™-​ˈje-​ni-​k(É™-​)lÄ“ How to pronounce monogenically (audio) \ adverb

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 But even if 23andMe wanted to, the SNP technology doesn't allow it, since many of the 1,400 monogenic conditions are diagnosed using techniques other than SNP testing. — Thomas Goetz, WIRED, "23AndMe Will Decode Your DNA for $1,000. Welcome to the Age of Genomics," 17 Nov. 2007

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First Known Use of monogenic

1939, in the meaning defined above

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monogenic

adjective
mono·​gen·​ic | \ -ˈjen-ik How to pronounce monogenic (audio) , -ˈjÄ“n- How to pronounce monogenic (audio) \

Medical Definition of monogenic

: of, relating to, or controlled by a single gene and especially by either of an allelic pair

Other Words from monogenic

monogenically \ -​i-​k(É™-​)lÄ“ How to pronounce monogenically (audio) \ adverb

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