holandric

adjective hol·an·dric \hō-ˈlan-drik, hä-\

Definition of HOLANDRIC

: transmitted by or being a gene in the nonhomologous portion of the Y chromosome <a holandric trait>

International Scientific Vocabulary, from hol- + andr- + -ic

First Known Use: 1930

Medical Dictionary

adjective hol·an·dric \hō-ˈlan-drik, hä-\

: transmitted by a gene in the nonhomologous portion of the Y chromosome—compare hologynic

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