monogynic


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Adj.1.monogynic - having one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines)monogynic - having one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines)
monogynous
monogamous - (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate; "monogamous marriage"; "monogamous for life"
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Most commonly, 2 sperm fertilize an ovum, giving rise to a diandric monogynic triploid conception (~99% dispermic/heterozygous).
Hydatidiform Moles Ancillary Techniques to Refine Diagnosis
Foundress-replacement on nests of the monogynic paper wasp Polistes biglumis in Japan (Hymenoptera, Vespidae).
Foundress association in the paper wasp Polistes simillimus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Foundress-replacement on nests of the monogynic paper wasp Polistes biglumis in Hokkaido, northern Japan (Hymenoptera, Vespidae).
The ecology of cooperation in wasps: causes and consequences of alternative reproductive decisions

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