arrhenokaryotic

adjective

ar·​rhe·​no·​kar·​y·​ot·​ic

¦arəˌnōˌkarē¦atik,

ə¦rēˌ-

: of or relating to a blastomere possessing only chromosomes of paternal origin

Word History

Etymology

Greek arrhen-, arrhēn male + English -o- + kary- + -otic

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