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ho·lan·dric

 (hō-lăn′drĭk, hŏ-)
adj.
Relating to a trait encoded by a gene or genes specific to the Y-chromosome and therefore occurring only in males.
[hol(o)- + andr(o)- + -ic.]
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holandric

(hɒˈlændrɪk; həʊ-)
adj
(Genetics) genetics carried or located on a Y-chromosome, therefore passed on genetically from father to son
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hol•an•dric

(hɒˈlæn drɪk, hoʊ-)

adj.
of or pertaining to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic).
[1925–30; hol- + Greek andrikós masculine =andr-, s. of anḗr man + -ikos -ic]
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While this could presumably happen with fetuses of either gender, it's easiest to detect by looking at long term (i.e., years) postpartum mothers of male offspring with a molecular test for cells bearing holandric markers (ones from the nonhomologous part of the Y chromosome) and most studies have focused on this easily discernable group.
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Male sexual system holandric, iridescent testes and funnels free in 10 and 11; a pair of seminal vesicles in 11 and 12, with a fine and spongy texture.
NUEVAS LOMBRICES DE TIERRA ACANTHODRILIDAS DE LOS GENEROS PROTOZAPOTECIA Y TRIGASTER DE CUBA (ANNELIDA, CRASSICLITELLATA)
Diagnosis: Holandric. Two pairs of seminal vesicles, with posterior pair slightly smaller than anterior pair.
The role of museums in safeguarding biodiversity: a happy end of the century-long saga of Tritogenia zuluensis (Beddard, 1907) (Oligochaeta: Tritogeniidae)
His finger landed on HOLANDRIC, a word I'd never heard of.
Kickshaws
The simplest and most immediately obvious case would be when we're interested in a holandric (Y-chromosome) fetal locus.
Fetal molecular diagnostics from maternal peripheral blood
Holandric (male funnels in segments 10 and 11), enclosed or free, posterior pair usually smaller than anterior.
A new family Tritogeniidae for the genera Tritogenia and Michalakus, earlier accredited to the composite Microchaetidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta)
Holandric. Testes funnels are closely paired with the second pair somewhat differently shaped and smaller, both pairs iridescent.
The megadrile fauna (Annelida: Oligochaeta) of Queen Elizabeth Park, South Africa: species composition and distribution within different vegetation types

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