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karyogenetic

karyogenetic adjective: of or pertaining to karyogenesis; heritable.

Adjective

karyogenetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to karyogenesis; heritable.
    • We also concluded that karyogenetic characters were not as a rule recapitulatory, because they imply a change in the nuclear unit which is transmitted by mitosis to every cell […]1920, The New Phytologist, page 246
    • These stand midway between karyogenetic and organismal characters.1923, Botanical Abstracts, volume 12, page 537

Questions about karyogenetic

What does karyogenetic mean?
Karyogenetic means of or pertaining to karyogenesis; heritable.
What part of speech is karyogenetic?
Karyogenetic is an adjective.

Words near karyogenetic in the dictionary

  1. karyogamic
  2. karyogamically
  3. karyogamies
  4. karyogamy
  5. karyogenesis
  6. karyogenetic
  7. karyogenic
  8. karyogram
  9. karyograms
  10. karyograph
  11. karyographs

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