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nounprocess in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
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nounhuman conception without fertilization by a man
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Definition that contains parthenogenesis
- loeb United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)
- jacques loeb United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)
- androgenesis male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization
- parthenote a cell resulting from parthenogenesis
- androgeny male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization
- gynogenesis female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus