Meaning of PARTHENOGENESIS
| Pronunciation: | | `pârthinow'jenisis
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- [n] process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
- [n] human conception without fertilization by a man
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| | Synonyms: | | parthenogeny, virgin birth |
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| | See Also: | | agamogenesis, androgenesis, androgeny, apomixis, asexual reproduction, gynogenesis | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Par`the*no*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. parqe`nos a
virgin + E. genesis.]
1. (Biol.) The production of new individuals from virgin
females by means of ova which have the power of developing
without the intervention of the male element; the
production, without fertilization, of cells capable of
germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate
generation. Cf. {Heterogamy}, and {Metagenesis}.
2. (Bot.) The production of seed without fertilization,
believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an
embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle.
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| | Definition: | | Reproduction in which offspring are produced by an unfertilized female; this term is typically used when the species in question normally reproduces sexually. Parthenogenesis is common is ants, bees, wasps, and in certain species of fish and lizards. |
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| | Related Terms: | | abiogenesis, archigenesis, biogenesis, birth, blastogenesis, development, digenesis, epigenesis, eumerogenesis, generation, genesis, heterogenesis, histogenesis, homogenesis, isogenesis, merogenesis, metagenesis, monogenesis, orthogenesis, pangenesis, procreation, spontaneous generation |
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