Definition of Parthenogenetic in English :

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Parthenogenetic meaning in English

Meaning of Parthenogenetic in English

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Parthenogenetic pronunciation in English

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Parthenogenetic

see synonyms of parthenogenetic

Adjective

1. agamic, agamogenetic, agamous, apomictic, parthenogenetic

(of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction

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Parthenogenetic

see synonyms of parthenogenetic
noun
1. 
a type of reproduction, occurring in some insects and flowers, in which the unfertilized ovum develops directly into a new individual
2. 
human conception without fertilization by a male; virgin birth

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Parthenogenetic

see synonyms of parthenogenetic
noun
reproduction by the development of an unfertilized ovum, seed, or spore, as in certain insects or algae: it may be induced artificially by chemical or mechanical means

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Parthenogenetic

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n.
1. A form of reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual, occurring commonly among insects and certain other arthropods.
2. The artificial activation of an unfertilized usually mammalian egg, resulting in an embryolike cell cluster from which stem cells can be harvested.

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