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gynogenesis

[ jin-uh-jen-uh-sis, gahy-nuh-, jahy- ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. a type of reproduction by parthenogenesis that requires stimulation by a sperm to activate the egg into development but occurs without fusion of sperm and egg nuclei.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gynogenesis1

First recorded in 1920–25; gyno- + -genesis

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