Matriclinous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Matriclinous is an adjective meaning Alternative form of matroclinous.
Meaning
Alternative form of matroclinous.
Example Sentences
Inheritance in the males is purely matriclinous as would be expected if they arise in unfertilized eggs.
A few strongly matriclinous underyearlings were obtained (Kobayasi, 1963) when crossing female crucian carp with Japanese Leuciscinae Moroco percnurus and Tribolodon hakonensis.
The pattern of PAGE for several generations of pedigree stocks of P. formosa strictly showed matriclinous inheritance of a diagnostic muscle protein phenotype (Monaco et al., 1982).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include matrilateral, matricidal, cladogenetic, allomaternal, matrical, matrotrophic.
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