patroclinous
/ˌpatrəʊˈklʌɪnəs/Genetics
adjective
Resembling the male parent more closely than the female; possessing or exhibiting a tendency to inherit a character or characters from the father only.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Botanical Gazette. From ancient Greek πατρ-, πατήρ father + -o- + κλιν- (in κλίνειν to lean: see clino-) + -ous.
- object matter
- objectness
- object-object
- object of virtu
- objector
- object-oriented
- object plate
- object program
- object pronoun
- object relations
- object-relationship
- objects clause
- object-soul
- object teaching
- objectual
- object white
- object word
- object world
- objet
- objet d'art
- objet de luxe
- objet de vertu
- objet de virtu
- objet trouvé
- objure