agamogenesis

Noun
  1. Reproduction without the fusion of gametes (synset 113455293)
    is a type of: reproduction - the process of generating offspring
    subtypes:
    • apomixis - any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization
    • blastogenesis - asexual reproduction by budding
    • budding - reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
    • fission - reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
    • fissiparity - reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish
    • monogenesis, sporulation - asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores
    • parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth - human conception without fertilization by a man
    • gemmation, pullulation - asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
    same as: asexual reproduction

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