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词汇 progeny
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Definition of progeny in English:

progeny

noun ˈprɒdʒəniˈprɑdʒəni
  • treated as singular or plural A descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.

    (人,动物,植物)后代,后裔

    shorthorn cattle are highly effective in bestowing their characteristics on their progeny
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Chromosome counting was carried out on the 16 aberrant plants of the 1999 progeny.
    • What fate befell their progeny in the flood remains to be seen.
    • When poor people lose any hope for their future, the only hope left will be invested in their progeny.
    • Among these viable progenies, plants with 28 chromosomes (13 ring bivalent + 1 rod bivalent) were identified.
    • They will know that the progeny of these dogs is absolutely genuine and that there is no falsifying of records.
    • It is clear that the measure of damages arises from the animal itself, not from its future progeny.
    • The definitions are more relevant to plants, since our phenotyped progenies may commonly be as far as six or seven generations from their parents.
    • Plants for mutagenesis were the progeny of one pair of plants from this inbred population.
    • The critical question is: How can plants determine the vigour of their progeny?
    • These heifers guarantee high quality progeny that will grade well and will be sought after by the marketplace.
    • While performing this experiment, we discovered almost a hundred sources of male sterile cytoplasm, which were distinguished by their overwhelming frequency of male sterile plants in segregating test progenies.
    • A clustered mutation means that two or more progeny of a family inherit the same mutation.
    • How many fathers get thrown in jail for failing to ensure that their progeny attend school regularly?
    • The owner can also look forward to years of income from stud fees, at least until it is discovered whether the progeny can run as well as the father.
    • He has since made his presence felt by producing quality, easy calving progeny.
    • To some extent, plants may target dispersal of progeny toward favorable habitats.
    • The entire progeny issued from a cross on a petri dish was recovered on its lid.
    • Plants resistant to the selective antibiotic were propagated and the progeny was selected twice.
    • Mr Kelly said that of particular interest for the visitors to the farm were the first time calvers and their progeny.
    • The progeny are usually sold as registered lambs or yearlings of both sexes.
    Synonyms
    offspring, children, young, family, brood
    Law issue
    derogatory spawn
    rare progeniture, quiverful
    descendants, successors, heirs, stock, scions, lineage
    archaic seed, posterity

Origin

Middle English: from Old French progenie, from Latin progenies, from progignere 'beget' (see progenitor).

Rhymes

androgyny, homogeny, misogyny

Definition of progeny in US English:

progeny

nounˈprɑdʒəniˈpräjənē
  • treated as singular or plural A descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.

    (人,动物,植物)后代,后裔

    the progeny of celebrities
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Among these viable progenies, plants with 28 chromosomes (13 ring bivalent + 1 rod bivalent) were identified.
    • A clustered mutation means that two or more progeny of a family inherit the same mutation.
    • The entire progeny issued from a cross on a petri dish was recovered on its lid.
    • It is clear that the measure of damages arises from the animal itself, not from its future progeny.
    • These heifers guarantee high quality progeny that will grade well and will be sought after by the marketplace.
    • While performing this experiment, we discovered almost a hundred sources of male sterile cytoplasm, which were distinguished by their overwhelming frequency of male sterile plants in segregating test progenies.
    • To some extent, plants may target dispersal of progeny toward favorable habitats.
    • The definitions are more relevant to plants, since our phenotyped progenies may commonly be as far as six or seven generations from their parents.
    • He has since made his presence felt by producing quality, easy calving progeny.
    • The progeny are usually sold as registered lambs or yearlings of both sexes.
    • Plants for mutagenesis were the progeny of one pair of plants from this inbred population.
    • How many fathers get thrown in jail for failing to ensure that their progeny attend school regularly?
    • Mr Kelly said that of particular interest for the visitors to the farm were the first time calvers and their progeny.
    • The critical question is: How can plants determine the vigour of their progeny?
    • The owner can also look forward to years of income from stud fees, at least until it is discovered whether the progeny can run as well as the father.
    • They will know that the progeny of these dogs is absolutely genuine and that there is no falsifying of records.
    • What fate befell their progeny in the flood remains to be seen.
    • Plants resistant to the selective antibiotic were propagated and the progeny was selected twice.
    • Chromosome counting was carried out on the 16 aberrant plants of the 1999 progeny.
    • When poor people lose any hope for their future, the only hope left will be invested in their progeny.
    Synonyms
    offspring, children, young, family, brood
    descendants, successors, heirs, stock, scions, lineage

Origin

Middle English: from Old French progenie, from Latin progenies, from progignere ‘beget’ (see progenitor).

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