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noun
A hybrid between two species that only have a difference of one gene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hybrid, crossbreed, cross
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English hybrid English monohybrid From mono- + hybrid.
