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parental
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adjective
  1. of, or related to a parent
  2. (genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
permissive
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adjective
  1. Giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient.
phenotype
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noun
  1. The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, esp. used in pedigrees.
polygene
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noun
  1. (genetics) A group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations
polygenesis
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noun
  1. (biology) The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; -- opposed to monogenesis.
polygenetic
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adjective
  1. Having many distinct sources; originating at various places or times.
  2. (biology) Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic.
  3. (geology) One which is composite, or consists of two or more monogenetic ranges, each having had its own history of development.
polygenism
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noun
  1. (ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
    • 2003: Such pigmental indelibility spelt for some: blacks formed a distinct species altogether, a separate creation. " Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 248)
polyploid
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noun
  1. a cell or organism that has more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes
adjective
  1. having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
prepotency
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noun
  1. The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
  2. (biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
prepotent
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adjective
  1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.
  2. (biology) Characterized by prepotency.
probe
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noun
  1. a device, or part of a device, used to explore, investigate or measure
Insert the into the soil and read the temperature.
  1. an investigation or inquiry
They launched a into the cause of the accident.
proper noun Probe
  1. a model of Ford automobile
verb (prob, es)
  1. (context, transitive, intransitive) To explore, investigate, or question
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