Amphigenetic

/ˌæmfɪdʒəˈnɛtɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characterized by amphigenesis; produced from both parents or involving dual origins.

Etymology

From 'amphigenesis' with suffix '-ic'. A descriptor in older biological and medical literature.

Kelly Says

This term appears in 19th-century discussions of heredity, where scientists were grappling with why children aren't exact copies of either parent—it's the language scientists used before they could actually look at chromosomes under electron microscopes.

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