Definition of parthenogeny Parthenogeny

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Noun

parthenogeny - process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
  parthenogenesis
  apomixis any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization
  androgenesis, androgeny male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization
parthenogeny - human conception without fertilization by a man
  parthenogenesis, virgin birth
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  • parthenogeny (n.)
    Same as Parthenogenesis.

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