androgeny meaning

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androgeny (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 androgeny

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

    Synonyms: androgenesis

    Type of: parthenogenesis

    Related forms: androgenic

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in NY · 9-letter words

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