Look up: parthenogenesis

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   parthenogenesis
   Process of reproduction by the development of an unfertilized egg.
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   Parthenogenesis
   Reproduction without fertilisation; usually through eggs but sometimes through viviparity e.g. aphids.
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   parthenogenesis
   [n] - human conception without fertilization by a man 2. [n] - process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual
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   Parthenogenesis
   Parthenogenesis: Development of a germ cell without fertilization. This is what happens in the formation of ovarian teratomas (dermoid cysts). All of the chromosomes in these benign tumors of the ovary come from the mother. The counterpart of the ovarian teratoma is the hydatidiform mole, a tumor that forms within the uterus. All the chromosomes in ...
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   parthenogenesis
   a specialized type of apomixis in which an organism develops from an unfertilized female gamete Category: Medicine
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   Parthenogenesis
   Reproduction without fertilisation (joining of egg and sperm).
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   parthenogenesis
   Development of an ovum without fusion of its nucleus with a male pronucleus to form a zygote.
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   Parthenogenesis
   Par`the·no·gen'e·sis noun [ Greek parqe`nos a virgin + English genesis .] 1. (Biol.) The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the male element; the production, without fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate generation. Confer H ...
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   parthenogenesis
   <biology> Development of an ovum without fusion of its nucleus with a male pronucleus to form a zygote. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    parthenogenesis
    parthenogeny noun process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
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    parthenogenesis
    noun human conception without fertilization by a man
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    Parthenogenesis
    `Parthenogenesis` is an asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of an embryo or seed occurs without fertilization by males. The offspring produced by parthenogenesis are always female in species where the XY chromosome system determines gender. Parthenogenesis occurs naturally in some species, including most lower plants, a Kalanchoe succulent plant genus of South Africa, invertebrates (e.g. water fleas, aphids...
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    parthenogenesis
    (pahr″thә-no-jen´ә-sis) a modified form of sexual reproduction in which a gamete develops into a new individual without the fertilization of an oocyte by a spermatozoon, as in certain arthropods and other animals; it may occur as a natural phenomenon or be induced by chemical or mechanical stimul...
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    Parthenogenesis
    • (n.) The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the male element; the production, without fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis. • (n.) The production of ...
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    parthenogenesis
    biological reproduction that involves development of a female (rarely a male) gamete (sex cell) without fertilization. It occurs commonly among ... [29 related articles]
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    parthenogenesis
    parthenogenesis 1. A form of reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual, occurring commonly among insects and certain other arthropods.2. Reproduction without concourse of opposite sexes or union of sexual elements.3. Reproduction from a gamete without fertilization, occurring most commonly in invertebrates and lower plants. Formerly ...
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    parthenogenesis
    A form of nonsexual reproduction, or agamogenesis, in which the female reproduces its kind without fecundation by the male. Syn: apogamy, apogamia, virgin generation, apomixia [G. parthenos, virgin, + genesis, product]
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    Parthenogenesis
    the development of young from unfertilized eggs. In honey bees the un-fertilized eggs produce drones.
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    parthenogenesis
    
    1. human conception without fertilization by a man
    2. process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
    
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    parthenogenesis
    parthenogenesis (pär"thunōjen'usis) [Gr.,=virgin birth], in biology, a form of reproduction in which the ovum develops into a new individual without fertilization. Natural parthenogenesis has been observed in many lower animals (it is characteristic of the rotifers), especially in...
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