pertaining to or having traits or characteristics that stem from both parents
Derived forms
biparentally
adverb
Word origin
[1895–1900; bi-1 + parental]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: apothecaries' measure, backstage, cutback, neon, slapstickbi- is a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix bi- include: bilabial, bilateral, bilingual, bimodal, bivalve
Examples of 'biparental' in a sentence
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However, only a couple of loci could be detected using a single biparental segregating population.
Jian Song, Zhangxiong Liu, Huilong Hong, Yansong Ma, Long Tian, Xinxiu Li, Ying-HuiLi, Rongxia Guan, Yong Guo, Li-Juan Qiu 2016, 'Identification and Validation of Loci Governing Seed Coat Color by Combining AssociationMapping and Bulk Segregation Analysis in Soybean', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0159064. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thus, it was hypothesized compromised biparental care might be partially due to hypothalamic gene alterations.
Sarah A. Johnson, Mark R. Ellersieck, Cheryl S. Rosenfeld 2018, 'Hypothalamic gene expression changes in F1 California mice (Peromyscus californicus)parents developmentally exposed to bisphenol A or ethinyl estradiol', Heliyonhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018322461. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Biparental mapping studies suggest primarily a single major gene mediates resistance.
Marnin D. Wolfe, Ismail Y. Rabbi, Chiedozie Egesi, Martha Hamblin, Robert Kawuki,Peter Kulakow, Roberto Lozano, Dunia Pino Del Carpio, Punna Ramu, Jean-Luc Jannink 2016, 'Genome-Wide Association and Prediction Reveals Genetic Architecture of Cassava MosaicDisease Resistance and Prospects for Rapid Genetic Improvement', The Plant Genomehttps://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/tpg/articles/9/2/plantgenome2015.11.0118. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both species are biparental and usually have more females than males.
Il-Kwon Kim, Ohseok Kwon, Moon Bo Choi 2016, 'Two species of Elasmus japonicus Ashmead and Elasmus polistis Burks (Hymenoptera:Eulophidae) reared from nests of Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Korea', Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversityhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X16300668. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We discuss other potential explanations for the evolution of biparental care in this system.
Ashlee N Smith, J Curtis Creighton, Mark C Belk 2017, 'Why does it take two to tango? Lifetime fitness consequences of parental care in aburying beetle.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5663378?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Our data thus reveal the potential for a flexible switch from biparental to uniparental care.
Martin Bulla, Hanna Prüter, Hana Vitnerová, Wim Tijsen, Martin Sládeček, José A. Alves,Olivier Gilg, Bart Kempenaers 2017, 'Flexible parental care: Uniparental incubation in biparentally incubating shorebirds',Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-13005-y. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We next analyzed different types of biparental autosomal polymorphisms.
S.D.J. Pena, L. Bastos-Rodrigues, J.R. Pimenta, S.P. Bydlowski 2009, 'DNA tests probe the genomic ancestry of Brazilians', Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Researchhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001000001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Accordingly, in biparental species fathers also have the potential to influence trajectories of offspring development.
Forrest D. Rogers, Mijke Rhemtulla, Emilio Ferrer, Karen L. Bales, Karen L. Bales 2018, 'Longitudinal Trajectories and Inter-parental Dynamics of Prairie Vole Biparental Care',Frontiers in Ecology and Evolutionhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00073/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hybrid clones showed biparental inheritance of both nuclear and kinetoplast genomes.
Ferris Vanessa, Peacock Lori, Gibson Wendy, Williams Katherine, Bailey Mick 2008, 'The use of yellow fluorescent hybrids to indicate mating in Trypanosoma brucei',Parasites & Vectorshttp://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/1/1/4. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Although biparental incubation dominates in non-passerines, short-term manipulations of care during incubation are scarce.
Martin Bulla, Mihai Valcu, Anne L. Rutten, Bart Kempenaers 2019, 'Temporary Mate Removal During Incubation Leads to Variable Compensation in a BiparentalShorebird', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolutionhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00093/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)