adjective
- involving or relating to only one parent
Usage: biology; genetics
Examples
- Uniparental inheritance occurs when genetic material is passed down from only one parent.
- The study examined uniparental disomy in several genetic disorders.
- Mitochondrial DNA shows uniparental inheritance through the maternal line.
- Some plants reproduce through uniparental mechanisms.
- The researcher investigated uniparental gene expression patterns.
- Uniparental families face unique challenges in child-rearing.