parthenogenesis
Referring to various aspects of asexual reproduction
Other meanings
(An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare , , and .
Asexual reproduction in toto; agamogenesis.
Related words
- tychoparthenogenesis
Word history
From Ancient Greek "παρθένος" (virgin).
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