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pat•ro•cli•ny
Pronunciation: (pa'tru-klī"nē, pā'-), [key]—
n. Genetics.
inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to
matrocliny).
Also,patricliny.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.