In genetics, monogenicgenetic disorders are hereditary diseases that result from abnormalities in one (mono) gene. Inheritance can be either autosomal dominant, X-linked or recessive, but is generally more predictable than polygenic disorders, which in turn can vary in severity through combinations of several genes.
monogenism (or monogenesis) is a word meaning "single origin".
It has been used in various contexts as an antonym for polygenism, or "multiple origin".
In linguistics monogenism refers to the theory that all languages derive from a single Proto-World language, as opposed to the view that language may have evolved independently on more than one occasion.
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