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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mat•ro•cli•ny (ma′trə klī′nē, mā′-),USA pronunciation n. [Genetics.]- Geneticsinheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
Also, matricliny. - Greek klí̄nein to bend, lean, or extracted from incline; compare cline) + -y3
- 1915–20; matro- (variant of matri- with -o-) + -clin- (
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