adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ yü-ni-p ə - ' ren-t ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1900
: having, involving, or derived from a single parent specifically : involving or being inheritance in which all or part of an offspring's genotype (as both members of a pair of homologous chromosomes) is derived from a single parent
– uni · pa · ren · tal · ly \ -t ə l- ē \ adverb