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androgenesis

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androgenesis

noun
male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization 
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Main Entry: an·dro·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: "an-dr&-'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural an·dro·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: development in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to failure of the egg nucleus to participatein fertilization —compare GYNOGENESISan·dro·ge·net·ic /-j&-'net-ik/ adjective
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