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
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male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization
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female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus
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human conception without fertilization by a man
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reproduction without the fusion of gametes