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Definition of Parthenogenetic
1. Adjective. (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction.
Similar to: Asexual, Nonsexual
Derivative terms: Agamete, Agamogenesis, Apomixis, Parthenogenesis
Definition of Parthenogenetic
1. a. Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms.
Definition of Parthenogenetic
1. Adjective. (biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parthenogenetic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Parthenogenetic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Parthenogenetic
Literary usage of Parthenogenetic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems by August Weismann, Edward Bagnall Poulton, Arthur Everett Shipley (1892)
"INHERITANCE IN Parthenogenetic REPRODUCTION. The Processes of Maturation in
Parthenogenetic Eggs and their Meaning. ..."
2. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"And still another distinction can be made; in some viviparous insects the
reproduction is parthenogenetic ; in others it is sexual. ..."
3. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1916)
"The effect of continued parthenogenetic reproduction on the virility and metabolism
of a strain has been determined. 6. The effects of temperature on growth ..."
4. The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1897)
"G. MATURATION OF Parthenogenetic EGGS The maturation of eggs that develop without
fertilization is a subject of special interest, partly because of its ..."
5. The Journal of General Physiology by Society of General Physiologists, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1920)
"At the suggestion of Doctor Loeb, I have undertaken the investigation of these
problems by using some of the parthenogenetic frogs and tadpoles which he has ..."
6. Genetics; an Introduction to the Study of Heredity by Herbert Eugene Walter (1922)
"C. Parthenogenetic PROGENY Parthenogenetic animals furnish even better material
than unisexual clonal animals for testing the effectiveness of selection in ..."
7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"The characters of each remain constant until about October 1, when, as first
observed by Glenn in this laboratory, these parthenogenetic forms begin to ..."
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