parthenogenesis
development of an egg without fertilization.
Origin of parthenogenesis
1Other words from parthenogenesis
- par·the·no·ge·net·ic [pahr-thuh-noh-juh-net-ik], /ˌpɑr θə noʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjective
- par·the·no·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby parthenogenesis
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How to use parthenogenesis in a sentence
Normal parthenogenesis belong equally to summary and to complicated animals, to wheel-animals and to bees.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontThis provoked parthenogenesis is neither more nor less interesting than the normal.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontHuman parthenogenesis is less absurd: it offers an order, and promiscuity is a disorder.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontThe same tendency reaches its logical conclusion in the parthenogenesis of insects.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerIn 1849 Professor Owen, in his treatise on "parthenogenesis," put forward another conception.
On the Genesis of Species | St. George Mivart
British Dictionary definitions for parthenogenesis
/ (ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /
a type of reproduction, occurring in some insects and flowers, in which the unfertilized ovum develops directly into a new individual
human conception without fertilization by a male; virgin birth
Origin of parthenogenesis
1Derived forms of parthenogenesis
- parthenogenetic (ˌpɑːθɪˌnəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk), adjective
- parthenogenetically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for parthenogenesis
[ pär′thə-nō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]
Reproduction in which an egg develops into a new individual without being fertilized. Aphids and certain other insects can reproduce by parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis does not necessarily produce clones of the parent. Among hymenopterans such as honeybees and ants, the haploid males develop from unfertilized eggs laid by the queen, who is diploid. Parthenogenesis is a form of apomixis.
Other words from parthenogenesis
- parthenogenetic adjective (pär′thə-nō-jə-nĕt′ĭk)
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