ameiotic
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ameiotic — adj. [Gr. a, without; meiosis, to make smaller] Pertaining to maturation division of a gamete without the diploid number of chromosomes being reduced to the haploid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ameiotic — amei·ot·ic … English syllables
ameiotic — | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|äd.ik adjective Etymology: a (II) + meiotic : without meiosis … Useful english dictionary
ameiotic parthenogenesis — Parthenogenesis without meiosis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ameiosis — ameiotic /ay muy ot ik/, adj. /ay muy oh sis/, n. Cell Biol. aberrant meiosis in which only an equational division occurs, as in parthenogenesis. [ < NL; see A 6, MEIOSIS] * * * … Universalium
Parthenogenesis — (from the Greek παρθένος parthenos , virgin , + γένεσις genesis , creation ) is an asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos or seeds occurs without fertilization by a male. The offspring produced by… … Wikipedia
agameon — n. [Gr. a, without; gamos, marriage; on, being] A species reproducing exclusively by apomixis; see apomictic parthenogenesis, ameiotic parthenogenesis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
