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agamogenesis
:
NOUN
process
agamogenesis
,
asexual reproduction
reproduction
without the
fusion
of
gametes
English
>
agamogenesis
: 1 sense
> noun 1, process
Meaning
reproduction
without the
fusion
of
gametes
.
Synonym
asexual reproduction
Narrower
apomixis
Any of several
kinds
of
reproduction
without
fertilization
blastogenesis
asexual reproduction
by budding
budding
reproduction
of some
unicellular
organisms
(such as
yeasts
) by
growth
and
specialization
followed by the
separation
by
constriction
of a part of the parent
fission
reproduction
of some
unicellular
organisms
by
division
of the
cell
into two
more or less
equal parts
fissiparity
reproduction
of some
multicellular
organisms
by
division
, as in the
case
of some
starfish
monogenesis
,
sporulation
asexual reproduction
by the
production
and release of
spores
parthenogenesis
,
parthenogeny
,
virgin birth
human
conception
without
fertilization
by a
man
pullulation
,
gemmation
asexual reproduction
in which a local
growth
on the
surface
or in the
body
of the parent becomes a
separate
individual
Broader
reproduction
The process of
generating
offspring
Spanish
agamogenesis
,
agamogénesis
,
reproducción asexuada
,
reproducción asexual
Catalan
agamogenesis
Adjectives
agamogenetic
(of
reproduction
)
not
involving the
fusion
of
male
and
female
gametes
in
reproduction
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