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Parthenogenesis

Parthenogenesis Meaning & Definition
Parthenogenesis Definition And Meaning

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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