parthenogenesis

Noun
  1. Human conception without fertilization by a man (synset 113553950)
    is a type of: agamogenesis, asexual reproduction - reproduction without the fusion of gametes
    same as: parthenogeny, virgin birth
  2. Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual;
    Common among insects and some other arthropods (synset 113553704)
    is a type of: apomixis - any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization
    subtypes:
    • androgenesis, androgeny - male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization
    • gynogenesis - female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus
    same as: parthenogeny

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