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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to a trait encoded by a gene or genes specific to the Y-chromosome and therefore occurring only in males.
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- adjective genetics (of a trait) Encoded by
genes on theY chromosome and thustransmitted fromfather toson
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[hol(o)– + andr(o)– + –ic.]
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