uniparental
Adjective
Meaning
uniparental (not comparable)
From or with only one parent.
Synonym: monoparental
Phrases with the word
Examples
BBC. 2 August 2012 Uniparental inheritance leads to little opportunity for genetic recombination between different lineages of mitochondria, although a single mitochondrion can contain 2–10 copies of its DNA.
Uniparental DNA analysis has established ties between Berbers and other Afro-Asiatic speakers in Africa.