Meaning | Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods. |
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Synonym | parthenogenesis |
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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 |
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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 |
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Spanish | partenogénesis |
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Catalan | partenogènesi |
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