androgenesis
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an·dro·gen·e·sis
(ăn′drō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs)n.
The development of an embryo that contains chromosomes from only the male parent.
an·dro·ge·net·ic (ăn′drō-jə-nĕt′ĭk) adj.
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androgenesis
(ˌændrəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)n
a type of reproduction in insects and plants involving the development of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes
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androgenesis
Biology. the condition of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes; male parthenogenesis. — androgenetic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | androgenesis - male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization parthenogenesis, parthenogeny - process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods |
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