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gynogenesis

gynogenesis noun: female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus.

Noun

gynogenesis (uncountable)

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

Origin of gynogenesis

From gyno- + -genesis.

Words formed from gynogenesis

Questions about gynogenesis

What does gynogenesis mean?
Gynogenesis means female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus.
What part of speech is gynogenesis?
Gynogenesis is a noun.

Words near gynogenesis in the dictionary

  1. gynoeciums
  2. gynoecy
  3. gynogamete
  4. gynogametes
  5. gynogen
  6. gynogenesis
  7. gynogenetic
  8. gynogenetically
  9. gynogens
  10. gynography
  11. gynohaploid

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