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monogyny
1. The mating of a male with only one female.
2. The presence of a single queen in a colony of social insects.
3. Producing only male or only female offspring.
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monogyny (s) (noun), monogynies (pl)
The situation of only one functional queen in the nest, as opposed to polygyny: Primary monogyny is monogyny through the founding of the colony by a single queen.

Secondary monogyny is monogyny through the elimination of multiple founding queens until only one is left.

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functional monogyny (s) (noun), functional monogies (pl)
The condition in which several mated queens coexist, but only one queen ant produces a reproductive brood: In functional monogyny, the dominant queen suppresses the fertility of the other queens by behavioral or chemical dominance signals.

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