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par⋅the⋅no⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

[par-thuh-noh-jen-uh-sis]
–noun Biology.
development of an egg without fertilization.

Origin:
1840–50; partheno- + genesis


par⋅the⋅no⋅ge⋅net⋅ic [pahr-thuh-noh-juh-net-ik] , adjective
par⋅the⋅no⋅ge⋅net⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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par·the·no·gen·e·sis   (pär'thə-nō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.  A form of reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual, occurring commonly among insects and certain other arthropods.

[New Latin : Greek parthenos, virgin + genesis.]
par'the·no·ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk) adj., par'the·no·ge·net'i·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

parthenogenesis 
"reproduction without fertilization," 1849, from Gk. parthenos "virgin" + genesis (q.v.).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: par·the·no·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: "pär-th&-nO-'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural par·the·no·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: reproduction by development of an unfertilized usually female gamete that occursespecially among lower plants and invertebrate animals
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parthenogenesis par·the·no·gen·e·sis (pär'thə-nō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
A form of reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual, occurring commonly among insects and certain other arthropods.


par'the·no·ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk) adj.

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Science Dictionary
parthenogenesis   (pär'thə-nō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
Reproduction in which an egg develops into a new individual without being fertilized. Aphids and certain other insects can reproduce by parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis does not necessarily produce clones of the parent. Among hymenopterans such as honeybees and ants, the haploid males develop from unfertilized eggs laid by the queen, who is diploid. Parthenogenesis is a form of apomixis.

parthenogenetic adjective (pär'thə-nō-jə-nět'ĭk)
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