Medical Dictionary
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
GYNOGENESIS —
an·dro·ge·net·ic /-j&-'net-ik/ adjective