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adj
Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hologynic
History
Etymology tree English holo- Proto-Indo-European *h2nḗr Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *anḗr Proto-Indo-European *h2nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English holandric From holo- + andro- + -ic.
