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Anthogenesis

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parthenogenynoun(rare, biology) parthenogenesis
arrhenotokynoun(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
deuterotokynounThe production of both male and female offspring by parthenogenesis.
parthenogenesisnoun(biology, countable, uncountable) (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 monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.
parthenogennounAn organism that reproduces by parthenogenesis.
unigenesisnoun(biology) Synonym of parthenogenesis.
pathenogenesisnounMisspelling of parthenogenesis. [(biology) Referring to various aspects of asexual reproduction:]
gynogenesisnoun(biology) Female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus.
parthenotenoun(embryology) A cell or embryo generated through parthenogenesis.
androgenesisnoun(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
parthenoformnounThe parthenogenic form of an organism
xenogenesisnoun(biology) The production of an offspring that is unlike either of its parents.
metagenesisnoun(biology) The production of sexual and asexual organisms in alternate generations.
arrhenogenynoun(zoology, reproduction) The production of only male offspring.
tychoparthenogenesisnoun(biology) parthenogenesis in a species that normally reproduces normally (typically a weevil)
hybridogenesisnoun(biology) A form of reproduction resembling parthenogenesis, but hemiclonal rather than completely asexual: half the genome is passed intact to the next generation, while the other half is discarded. It occurs in some animals that are hybrids between species.
thelygenynoun(zoology, reproduction) The production of only female offspring.
thelytokynoun(biology) A form of parthenogenesis in which females are produced from unfertilized eggs.
gonadogenesisnoun(physiology) The generation and development of the gonads.
arrenotokynounAlternative form of arrhenotoky. [(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.]

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