telegony

[ tuh-leg-uh-nee ]

/ təˈlɛg ə ni /

a former belief that a sire can influence the characteristics of the progeny of the female parent and subsequent mates.

Origin of telegony

First recorded in 1890–95; tele-¹ + -gony

tel·e·gon·ic

[tel-i-gon-ik] /ˌtɛl ɪˈgɒn ɪk/, adjective

In 2004 the Russian Orthodox Church sponsored the publication of “Virginity and Telegony.”

The Strange Science Behind Virgin Births |Candida Moss |January 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Weismann does not absolutely deny the possibility of the existence of telegony, but he would like more evidence.

The Popular Science Monthly, June, 1900 |Various
The phenomenon has recently been endowed with a new name—Telegony.

The Popular Science Monthly, June, 1900 |Various
The curious phenomenon of telegony is not limited, however, to plants.

Homo-culture |Martin Luther Holbrook

Pre-natal culture and telegony were found to be mere delusions.

Applied Eugenics |Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson
It was as a matter of fact thought to be an example of that rather doubtfully-occurring phenomenon, "telegony."

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard

telegony

/ (tɪˈlɛɡənɪ) /

genetics the supposed influence of a previous sire on offspring borne by a female to other sires

telegonic (ˌtɛlɪˈɡɒnɪk) or telegonous, adjective

C19: from tele- + -gony . Compare Greek tēlegonos ``born far from one's homeland''