Look up: Telegony

1. Telegony
   Te·leg'o·ny noun [ Greek th^le far + root of Greek ... to be born.] (Biol.) The supposed influence of a father upon offspring subsequent to his own, begotten of the same mother by another father. -- Te*leg'o*nous adjective
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2. Telegony
   • (n.) The supposed influence of a father upon offspring subsequent to his own, begotten of the same mother by another father.
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3. telegony
   (from the article `heredity`) ...these beliefs are is suggested in the Book of Genesis, in which Laban produced spotted or striped progeny in sheep by showing the pregnant ewes ...
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4. telegony
   telegony 1. A discredited, superstitious belief that offspring bred from one sire may also inherit characteristics from another sire to which the dam had been successfully bred on a previous occasion. 2. The supposed influence of a father upon offspring subsequent to his own, begotten of the same m...
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5. Telegony
   Telegony is the supposed appearance in offspring characteristics derived not from the father of the offspring, but from a previous father to whom the mother has borne offspring.
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6. Telegony
   Telegony is the theory of pre-paternal influence on offspring. That is, that a previous male mate may pass characteristics to an offspring conceived by the same mother, but a different father. No evidence has been furnished to support the theory, but never the less, it was a popular belief amongst animal breeders.
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7. Telegony
   The `Telegony` (Telegonia-->) is a lost ancient Greek epic poem about Telegonus, son of Odysseus by Circe. His name ("born far away") is indicative of his birth on Aeaea, far from Odysseus` home of Ithaca. It was part of the Epic Cycle of poems that recounted the myths not only of t...
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8. Telegony
   (pregnancy) `Telegony` is a theory in heredity, now discredited but widely believed until the late 19th century, holding that offspring can inherit the characteristics of a previous mate of the female parent; thus the child of a widowed or remarried woman might partake of traits of a previous...
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