monospermic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English -spermic English monospermic From mono- + -spermic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Involving a single sperm cell.
It is unlikely to get monospermic embryos in blastocyst stage.
2015 August 12, “Scriptaid Treatment Decreases DNA Methyltransferase 1 Expression by Induction of MicroRNA-152 Expression in Porcine Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Embryos”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to monospermy.
Translations (2)
ru односемя́нный (involving a single sperm cell) · fr monospermique (involving a single sperm cell)