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karyogenetic (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) Of or pertaining to karyogenesis; heritable.
    • 1920, The New Phytologist, page 246:
      We also concluded that karyogenetic characters were not as a rule recapitulatory, because they imply a change in the nuclear unit which is transmitted by mitosis to every cell []
    • 1923, Botanical Abstracts, volume 12, page 537:
      These stand midway between karyogenetic and organismal characters.
    • 1976, Aspects of Plant Sciences, page 93:
      Some of the dioecious plants such as Trichoeanthes palmata and Cocoinia indica offer a good field for the understanding of the karyogenetic basis for the manifestation of sex.