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parthenogenesis
n.
reproduction by the development of an unfertilized egg
Parthenogenesis
Parthenogenesis (; from the Greek παρθένος parthenos, "virgin", + γένεσις genesis, "creation" ) is a natural form of
asexual reproduction in which growth and development of
embryos occur without
fertilization. In
animals, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized
egg cell and is a component process of
apomixis.
parthenogenesis
Noun
1. human conception without fertilization by a man
(synonym) parthenogeny, virgin birth
(hypernym) asexual reproduction, agamogenesis
(hyponym) androgenesis, androgeny
2. process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
(synonym) parthenogeny
(hypernym) apomixis
parthenogenesis (de)
n.
parthenogenesis
Parthenogenesis
(n.)
The production of seed without fertilization, believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle.
(n.)
The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the male element; the production, without fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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