arrhenogeny

noun

1. The production of only male offspring.

   uncountable

   If monogeny is determined exclusively by a cytoplasmic factor, then it is easy to see that the factor will either die out (if it causes arrhenogeny) or will become fixed and thereby sterilize the population (if it causes thelygeny).

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἄρρην (árrhēn) + -geny.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry arrhenogeny (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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