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Definition of Parthenogenesis

1. Noun. Human conception without fertilization by a man.

2. Noun. Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods.

Definition of Parthenogenesis

1. 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.

Definition of Parthenogenesis

1. [n -GENESES]

Medical Definition of Parthenogenesis

1. Development of an ovum without fusion of its nucleus with a male pronucleus to form a zygote. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parthenogenesis

partes corporis humani partes genitales femininae externae Parthenium Parthenium argentatum Parthenium hysterophorus Parthenium integrifolium parthenocarpic parthenocarpies parthenocarpy parthenocarpy

Parthenocissus Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus tricuspidata parthenogeneses parthenogenesis (current term) parthenogenesis (current term) parthenogenetic parthenogenetic parthenogenitive parthenogeny

parthenogeny Parthenon parthenophobia parthenote Parthia Parthian parti parti-color partial partial

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