ParthenogenesisWordNet Explorer

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noun

process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods

Words in this synset: parthenogeny
noun

any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization

noun

male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization

noun

female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus

noun

human conception without fertilization by a man

Words in this synset: parthenogeny, virgin_birth
noun

reproduction without the fusion of gametes

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