HyperDic: gynogenesis

English > 1 sense of the word gynogenesis:
NOUNprocessgynogenesisfemale parthenogenesis in which the embryo / embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus
English > gynogenesis: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaningfemale parthenogenesis in which the embryo / embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus.
Broaderparthenogenesis, parthenogenyProcess in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual

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