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biparental

biparental

7.2
Involving both parents in caring for or passing genes to their young
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪpəˈrɛntəl/
  • Specialized
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  • In many bird species, biparental involvement in raising chicks significantly increases their survival rates.
  • biparental care

Now, I'm going to come back to the the thing that you're asking me to comment on, because we're a biparental species.

Examples

  • Now, I'm going to come back to the the thing that you're asking me to comment on, because we're a biparental species.

    Tom Bilyeu

  • The book contains a chapter titled "Parental care in birds and mammals." Of the eight subheadings, only three (one of which is the summary) are not concerned with male behavior; the rest have titles such as "Why do males help in biparental species?" and "Why do males agree to polyandry?"

    Academic text (1993)

  • Interestingly, their findings corresponded to two typical patterns of plastid genes: that is, maternal and biparental transmission without Mendelian ratios.

    Academic text (1996)

  • (b) Directional evolution of shorebird chick development from semiprecocial (fed by parents) to precocial (self-feeding) and of parental care from full (biparental) to reduced (uniparental).

    Academic text (2006)

  • Biparental care is crucial for the development of healthy offspring in various mammal species.

  • Research has shown that biparental support positively influences the well-being of children.

Synonyms

cognatic
vsbiparental
  • Specialized
9.3

Relating to family descent through both the mother and father

is broader and covers both parents in genetics reproduction and care

Antonyms

uniparental
  • Specialized
8.2

Something that comes from only one parent

How Many

biparental
  • Specialized
7.2
uniparental
  • Specialized
8.2

Surface Forms

biparental positive

Morphology

biparental = parental (transparent) = bi + parent + al

Formed by prefixing 'bi-' to 'parental', a regular and semantically clear derivation meaning 'relating to both parents'.

Etymology

The word biparental starts with bi- meaning 'two', as in bicycle, and ends with parent, meaning 'mother or father'. So biparental means involving 'two parents', which is why scientists use it for inheritance or care from both mother and father.