karyogenetic

English

Adjective

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.