monohybrid: Meaning and Definition of

mon•o•hy•brid

Pronunciation: (mon"u-hī'brid), [key]
— Genetics. Genetics.
—n.
  1. the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
  2. Also calleda genetic cross made to examine the distribution of one specific set of alleles in the resulting offspring.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to such an offspring.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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