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patroclinous (iou)



patroclinous adjective. E20.
[from Greek patr-, pater father + -O- + klinein to lean, slope + -OUS.]
Genetics. Resembling the male more closely than the female parent; involving or possessing a tendency to inherit a character or characters from the male parent only.
'patrocliny noun patroclinous inheritance E20.