parthenogenesis

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  1. noun A form of reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual, occurring commonly among insects and certain other arthropods.

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  • Geneticist Aarathi Prasad unravels the riddle of the natural phenomenon known as parthenogenesis or virgin births. —  Expecting Rain
  • PBS television show One On One, John McLaughlin quizzed two religion authors about whether the idea of the Virgin birth in the oral accounts of the Bible had a reference in biology, with someone mentioning parthenogenesis - asexual reproduction. —  ScreenTalk
  • Many rotifer species have no males, females producing only females (parthenogenesis).
  • Reproduction is solely by parthenogenesis (females producing only females), making rotifers of this class unique in the animal kingdom.
  • Some scientist believed that sharks might be able to reproduce asexually through a rare method known as parthenogenesis (a direct development without the need of a sperm). —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
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  1. New Latin : Greek parthenos, virgin + genesis.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek παρθένος, a virgin, + γένεσις, production: see genesis.
 

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/pɑrθɛnəˈdʒɛnɛsɪs/
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