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polyembryony

polyembryony noun: the production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac.

Noun

polyembryony (uncountable)

  1. The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac.
    • By its nature, that is whether it develops with or without fertilization, simple polyembryony can be sexual or asexual.2012, B. M. Johri, Embryology of Angiosperms, →ISBN, page 447
    • Polyembryony was first reported by Leeuwenhoek in citrus as early as 1719 and the different cases of polyembryony were studied by Braun in 1859.2014, Kishan Gopal Ramawat, Jean-Michel Mérillon, K. R. Shivanna, Reproductive Biology of Plants, →ISBN, page 356
  2. The production of two or more embryos from a single fertilized egg.
    • In all these groups cloning, where it occurs, must be through polyembryony or parthenogenesis.1989, Roger Neville Hughes, Functional Biology of Clonal Animals, →ISBN, page 90
    • Despite their utility in research, litters produced by polyembryony lack the advantages conferred by either asexual or sexual reproduction.2005, Roger E. Stevenson, Judith G. Hall, Human Malformations and Related Anomalies, →ISBN, page 1381

polyembryony meaning in Tamil

polyembryony in Tamil

பலகருவளர்ச்சி, பலமூலவுருகொள்ளுதன்மை, பல்முளையவுண்மை, பல கரு நிலைகள், பல கருவாக்கம்

Questions about polyembryony

What does polyembryony mean?
Polyembryony means the production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac.
What is polyembryony in Tamil?
Polyembryony in Tamil is பலகருவளர்ச்சி, பலமூலவுருகொள்ளுதன்மை, பல்முளையவுண்மை. See Polyembryony meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polyembryony?
Polyembryony is a noun.

Words near polyembryony in the dictionary

  1. polyembryomas
  2. polyembryonate
  3. polyembryonic
  4. polyembryonically
  5. polyembryonous
  6. polyembryony
  7. polyembryos
  8. polyemia
  9. polyemic
  10. polyendocrine
  11. polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome

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