monogenic

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ -genic

Adjective

monogenic (not comparable)

1. of or relating to monogenesis or to monogenism
2. (genetics) regulated by a single gene
3. producing offspring of only one sex
4. (mathematics, of a function) having a single derivative at a point
5. (mathematics, of a semigroup) generated by a set containing only a single element

Noun

monogenic (plural monogenics)

1. (mathematics) A derivative of a monogenic function

Derived terms

• monogenically