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monogenist

9.9

A person who believes a disease or trait comes from one gene

noun
/ˌmɒnəˈdʒɛnɪst/

Specialized

: monogenista

Debates between monogenists and polygenists shaped early theories in genetics.

Examples

As a monogenist, she focused her research on diseases with a single genetic cause.
The monogenist argued that a single gene is responsible for the condition.
The scientist was a well-known monogenist who argued that the disorder was inherited from a single gene.
Many monogenists believe in the simplicity of genetic causes.
The scientist was a well-known monogenist who argued that the disorder was inherited from a single gene.
As a monogenist, she focused her research on diseases with a single genetic cause.
The monogenist argued that a single gene is responsible for the condition.

Antonyms

polygenist

Archaic

1 9.9

A person who believes different human groups began separately

Surface Forms

monogenist singular

monogenists plural

Morphology

monogenist = monogenism (semi-transparent) = mono + gen + ist

Adding -ist to a doctrine noun regularly forms the person who holds that doctrine.

Etymology

Monogenist comes from the roots mono- 'single' and gen- 'origin', the same root you see in gene and generation. So a monogenist is someone who believes a trait or disease comes from one single gene or origin.