uniparental

adjective uni·pa·ren·tal \ˌyü-ni-pə-ˈren-t^əl\

Definition of UNIPARENTAL

: having, involving, or derived from a single parent; specifically : involving or being inheritance in which all or part of an offspring's genotype (as both members of a pair of homologous chromosomes) is derived from a single parent

— uni·pa·ren·tal·ly \-t^əl-ē\ adverb

First Known Use of UNIPARENTAL

1900

Rhymes with UNIPARENTAL

coincidental, developmental, environmental, subcontinental, transcontinental

Medical Dictionary

uniparental

adjective uni·pa·ren·tal \ˌyü-ni-pə-ˈrent-^əl\

Medical Definition of UNIPARENTAL

: having, involving, or derived from a single parent; specifically : involving or being inheritance in which an offspring's complete genotype or all copies of one or more genes, chromosome parts, or whole chromosomes are derived from a single parent <uniparental disomy>

—uni·pa·ren·tal·ly \-^əl-ē\ adverb