matroclinous inheritance

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• matroclinous inheritance — the hereditary mechanism resulting in only the chromatin of the mother being passed on to the offspring which are all daughters. Also spelled matriclinous …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• matroclinous — mat·ro·cli·nous .ma trə klī nəs adj derived or inherited from the mother or maternal line see MATERNAL INHERITANCE compare PATROCLINOUS * * * mat·ro·cli·nous (mat″ro kliґnəs) [Gr. mētēr mother + klinein to incline] inheriting …   Medical dictionary

• matroclinous — |klīnəs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary matr + clinous : derived or inherited from the mother or maternal line compare maternal inheritance, patroclinous …   Useful english dictionary

• maternal inheritance — n matroclinous inheritance specif inheritance of characters transmitted through extranuclear elements (as mitochondrial DNA) in the cytoplasm of the egg * * * transmission of characters only from the maternal parent, as is characteristic of genes …   Medical dictionary

• maternal inheritance — noun : matroclinous inheritance; specifically : inheritance of characters transmitted through the cytoplasm of the egg …   Useful english dictionary

• Матроклинное наследование — * матракліннае наследаванне * matroclinous inheritance то же, что материнское наследование () …   Генетика. Энциклопедический словарь

• matrocliny — matroclinous, matroclinal, matroclinic /ma treuh klin ik, may /, adj. /ma treuh kluy nee, may /, n. Genetics. inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny). Also,… …   Universalium

• matrocliny — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌklīnē noun ( es) Etymology: matr + cliny : the quality or state of being matroclinous * * * matroclinous, matroclinal, matroclinic /ma treuh klin ik, may /, adj. /ma treuh kluy nee, may /, n. Genetics. inheritance in which the traits of …   Useful english dictionary