ANDROGENESIS

androgenesis, androgeny

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

androgenesis (uncountable)

(botany, zoology) male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus

Source: Wiktionary



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