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arrhenogeny

arrhenogeny noun: the production of only male offspring.

Noun

arrhenogeny (uncountable)

  1. (reproduction) The production of only male offspring.
    • If monogeny is determined exclusively by a cytoplasmic factor, then it is easy to see that the factor will either die out (if it causes arrhenogeny) or will become fixed and thereby sterilize the population (if it causes thelygeny).1982, Graham Bell, The Masterpiece of Nature :: The Evolution and Genetics of Sexuality, page 441
    • A male-biased brood free of endosymbiotes was found in the SO population. The way in which this arrhenogeny occurs is as yet unclear.1994, International Journal on Endocytobiosis and Cell Research, page 222

Antonyms of arrhenogeny

Origin of arrhenogeny

From Ancient Greek ἄρρην (árrhēn) + -geny.

Words formed from arrhenogeny

  • arrhenogenous

Questions about arrhenogeny

What does arrhenogeny mean?
Arrhenogeny means the production of only male offspring.
What part of speech is arrhenogeny?
Arrhenogeny is a noun.

Words near arrhenogeny in the dictionary

  1. Arrhenius equation
  2. Arrhenius equations
  3. arrhenoblastoma
  4. arrhenoblastomas
  5. arrhenogenic
  6. arrhenogeny
  7. arrhenotokic
  8. arrhenotokous
  9. arrhenotokously
  10. arrhenotoky
  11. arrhinencephalies

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