About The Word Parthenogenesis
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Parthenogenesis
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What's The Definition Of Parthenogenesis?
[n] process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
[n] human conception without fertilization by a man Synonyms | Synonyms for Parthenogenesis: parthenogeny | virgin birth Related Terms | Find terms related to Parthenogenesis: abiogenesis | archigenesis | biogenesis | birth | blastogenesis | development | digenesis | epigenesis | eumerogenesis | generation | genesis | heterogenesis | histogenesis | homogenesis | isogenesis | merogenesis | metagenesis | monogenesis | orthogenesis | pangenesis | procreation | spontaneous generation See Also | agamogenesis | androgenesis | androgeny | apomixis | asexual reproduction | gynogenesis Parthenogenesis In Webster's Dictionary \Par`the*no*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. parqe`nos a
virgin + E. genesis.]
1. (Biol.) 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}.
2. (Bot.) The production of seed without fertilization,
believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an
embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle.
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