PARTHENOGENESIS
Parthenogenesis
Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction in which growth and development of embryos occur without fertilization. In animals, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell and is a component process of apomixis.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Parthenogenesis
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parthenogenesis
Noun
- Reproduction by the development of a single gamete (viz. an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare , .
- Asexual reproduction in toto; agamogenesis.
- An instance or example of parthenogenesis.
- figurative uses of the biologic senses
- Virgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.
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