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agamogenesis

[ag-uh-moh-jen-uh-sis, ey-gam-uh-]

noun Biology.

asexual reproduction by buds, offshoots, cell division, etc.

Origin:
1860–65; < Greek ágamo(s) (see agamic) + -genesis

Related forms

ag·a·mo·ge·net·ic

[ag-uh-moh-juh-net-ik, ey-gam-uh-] , adjective

ag·a·mo·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

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the basic category of biological classification, composed of individuals that resemble one another are able to breed with one another

the seas and atmosphere on earth before the existence of life, primarily containing a mixture of water, hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and carbon dioxide

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agamogenesis (ˌæɡəməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)

—n
	asexual reproduction, such as fission or parthenogenesis

[C19: agamic + genesis]

agamogenetic

—*adj*

agamoge'netically

—*adv*

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