androgenesis meaning

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androgenesis (noun): male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization.

Definition of androgenesis

  1. male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization

    Synonyms: androgeny

    Type of: parthenogenesis

    Related forms: androgenetic, androgenous

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in IS · 12-letter words

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