🔄 Synonyms of "Parthenogeny"
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| Word | Definition |
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| 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. |
| virgin birthnoun | (Christianity, theology) (often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) The miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Parthenogeny"
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| Word | Definition |
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| 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. |
| virgin birthnoun | (Christianity, theology) (often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) The miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary. |
| parthenogennoun | An organism that reproduces by parthenogenesis. |
| parthenotenoun | (embryology) A cell or embryo generated through parthenogenesis. |
| unigenesisnoun | (biology) Synonym of parthenogenesis. |
| parthenoformnoun | The parthenogenic form of an organism |
| anthogenesisnoun | (botany) The formation of the flowers of plants. |
| pathenogenesisnoun | Misspelling of parthenogenesis. [(biology) Referring to various aspects of asexual reproduction:] |
| tychoparthenogenesisnoun | (biology) parthenogenesis in a species that normally reproduces normally (typically a weevil) |
| arrhenotokynoun | (biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis. |
| deuterotokynoun | The production of both male and female offspring by parthenogenesis. |
| 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. |
| thelytokynoun | (biology) A form of parthenogenesis in which females are produced from unfertilized eggs. |
| paragenesisnoun | (geology) An ordered chronological sequence of mineral formations. |
| palingenesisnoun | (uncountable, also figuratively) Rebirth; regeneration; (countable) an instance of this. |
| 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. |
| embryogenynoun | (biology) Embryogenesis. |
| xenogenesisnoun | (biology) The production of an offspring that is unlike either of its parents. |
| pseudogamynoun | (botany) any reproductive process that requires pollination but does not involve male inheritance. |
| embryogonynoun | (biology) embryogenesis |
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