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agamogenetic

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ag⋅a⋅mo⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [ag-uh-moh-jen-uh-sis, ey-gam-uh-]
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–noun Biology.
asexual reproduction by buds, offshoots, cell division, etc.
Origin:
1860–65; < Gk 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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agamogenetic

adjective
(of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction [syn: agamic] 
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