Definition of agamogenesis Agamogenesis
ag•a•mo•gen•e•sis
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What does agamogenesis mean?
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| agamogenesis - reproduction without the fusion of gametes | ||
| asexual reproduction | ||
| reproduction the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | ||
| apomixis any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization | ||
| blastogenesis theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm | ||
| budding reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent | ||
| fission a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy | ||
| fissiparity the tendency to break into parts; "the fissiparity of religious sects" | ||
| monogenesis, sporulation asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores | ||
| parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods | ||
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Wiktionary 
- agamogenesis (Noun)
asexual reproduction.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- agamogenesis (n.)
Reproduction without the union of parents of distinct sexes: asexual reproduction.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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agamogenesis
a-gam-o-jen′e-sis, n. reproduction without sex, found among lower animals and in plants. [Gr. a, priv., gamos, marriage, genesis, reproduction.]
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🔤- agamogenesis, noun, singular of agamogeneses.
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