dysgenesis

Thân thiện

A scientist observes dysgenesis in a laboratory fruit fly population.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Infertility between hybrids: A condition characterized by the inability to produce viable offspring, specifically occurring in the offspring resulting from the crossbreeding of different species or significantly different varieties.
   • Defective or abnormal development of an organ or tissue: A more general medical term for faulty or impaired development, particularly of the reproductive organs.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The mule is a classic example of dysgenesis, as it is almost always sterile.
  • Gonadal dysgenesis is a condition where the reproductive glands do not develop properly.

Advanced Usage

• "Hybrid dysgenesis": A specific biological phenomenon in genetics where hybrid offspring exhibit sterility, mutations, or other deleterious traits due to incompatible genetic elements from the parent strains.
  • Hybrid dysgenesis in fruit flies is a well-studied model for understanding genetic incompatibility.

Variants and Related Words

• Dysgenic (adj): Relating to or causing the deterioration of genetic qualities in a population.
  • Some argued that certain social policies could have dysgenic effects.
• Dysgenics (n): The study of or belief in factors causing the degeneration of a population's gene pool.

Synonyms

• Sterility (in the context of hybrid infertility): The inability to produce offspring.
• Maldevelopment: Defective or abnormal development.

Related Terms and Phrases

• Gonadal dysgenesis: A medical condition involving the improper development of the gonads (ovaries or testes).
  • Turner syndrome is often associated with gonadal dysgenesis.

Học thuật

Noun

1. infertility between hybrids