gynogenesis

gynogenesis
Egg development activated by a spermatozoon, but to which the male gamete contributes no genetic material. [gyno- + G. genesis, production]

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gy·no·gen·e·sis -'jen-ə-səs n, pl -e·ses -.sēz development in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to activation of an egg by a sperm that degenerates without fusing with the egg nucleus compare ANDROGENESIS
gy·no·ge·net·ic -jə-'net-ik adj

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gyno·gen·e·sis (gi″no-) (jin″o-jenґə-sis) [gyno- + -genesis] development of an egg that is stimulated by a spermatozoon in the absence of any participation of the spermatozoon nucleus.

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