the offspring of two individuals that differ in respect of a single gene
monohybrid in American English
(ˌmɑnəˈhaibrɪd)
Genetics
noun
1.
the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair
2. Also called: monohybrid cross
a genetic cross made to examine the distribution of one specific set of alleles in the resulting offspring
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to such an offspring
Word origin
[1900–05; mono- + hybrid]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, elder statesman, geopolitics, hookup, hormonemono- is a combining form meaning “alone,” “single,” “one” (monogamy); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness (monolayer) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particularelement (monohydrate). Other words that use the affix mono- include: monochromatic, monocoque, monopoly, monotype, monounsaturated