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heteroparthenogenesis

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun That type of parthenogenesis in which the unfertilized eggs produce males and females: contrasted with homoparthenogenesis, or the production of only one sex from unfertilized eggs. Parthenogenetic female animals which produce both males and females are called sexupara. See normal parthenogenesis and sexupara.
  • noun Mixed parthenogenesis, or the alternation of sexual and parthenogenetic generations. See normal parthenogenesis.

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