matroclinous

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matroclinous (not comparable)

  1. Having mostly maternally inherited characteristics.
    • 1984, Sewall Wright, Evolution and the Genetics of Populations[1], volume 1, page 51:
      Another frequently cited case of apparent matroclinous heredity is one described by Kühn (1027) in the wasp, Habrobracon juglandis.

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