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gyn⋅o⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [jin-uh-jen-uh-sis, gahy-nuh-, jahy-]
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–noun Biology.
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.
Origin:
1920–25; gyno- + -genesis
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gy·no·gen·e·sis   (gī'nə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs, jĭn'ə-, jī'nə-)   
n.  Parthenogenesis in which the egg is activated by sperm, but without fusion of the egg and sperm nuclei.
gy'no·ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: gy·no·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: -'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural gy·no·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: development in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to activation of an egg by a sperm thatdegenerates without fusing with the egg nucleus —compare ANDROGENESIS —gy·no·ge·net·ic /-j&-'net-ik/ adjective
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gynogenesis gyn·o·gen·e·sis (jĭn'ə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs, gī'nə-, jī'-)
n.
Parthenogenesis in which the egg is activated by sperm, but without fusion of the egg and sperm nuclei.

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