(from the article `reproductive system, animal`) Nematodes, especially free-living species such as some dioecious soil nematodes, exhibit a type of parthenogenesis known as gynogenesis. In this type ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/86
Egg development activated by a spermatozoon, but to which the male gamete contributes no genetic material. ... Origin: Gyno-+ G. Genesis, production ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(gi″no-) (jin″o-jen´ә-sis) development of an egg that is stimulated by a spermatozoon in the absence of any participation of the spermatozoon nucleus. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Type: Term Pronunciation: gī′nō-jen′ĕ-sis, jin-ō- Definitions: 1. Oocyte development activated by a sperm, but to which the male gamete contributes no genetic material. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=38846
gynogenesis, gynogenetic 1. Reproduction in which the development of the embryo occurs as a result of the penetration of an ovum by a sperm but does not involve the nuclear material of the latter. 2. Egg development activated by a spermatozoon, but to which the male gamete contributes no genetic material. 3. The process in which an egg develops par... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2789/6
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. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/gynogenesis