| NOUN | process | parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth | human conception without fertilization by a man |
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| process | parthenogenesis, parthenogeny | process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual |
| Meaning | human conception without fertilization by a man. | |
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| Synonyms | parthenogeny, virgin birth | |
| Broader | asexual reproduction, agamogenesis | reproduction without the fusion of gametes |
| Catalan | partenogènesi | |
| Meaning | Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods. | |
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| Synonym | parthenogeny | |
| Narrower | androgenesis, androgeny | male parthenogenesis in which the embryo / embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization |
| gynogenesis | female parthenogenesis in which the embryo / embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus | |
| Broader | apomixis | Any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization |
| Spanish | partenogénesis | |
| Catalan | partenogènesi | |
| Adjectives | parthenogenetic | (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction |
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