gynogenesis

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English

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Etymology

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From gyno- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

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gynogenesis (uncountable)

  1. (biology) Female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus.
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