deuterotoky

[ doo-tuh-rot-uh-kee, dyoo- ]

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noun

deuterotoky

/ ˌdjuːtəˈrɒtəkɪ /

1890–95; deutero- + Greek -tokia, equivalent to -tok ( os ) child (akin to tíktein to bear) + -ia -y ³

from deutero- + -toky from Greek tokos bringing forth

Arrhenotoky: parthenogenetic reproduction when the progeny are all males: see thelyotoky and deuterotoky.

Deuterotoky: parthenogenetic reproduction when the progeny are male and female: see arrhenotoky and thelyotoky.

Thelyotoky: parthenogenetic reproduction when the progeny are all females see Arrhenotoly and Deuterotoky.

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