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Parthenogenesis

Noun

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1.NounReferring to various aspects of asexual reproduction: (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy. Asexual reproduction in toto; agamogenesis.
2.Noun(An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.
3.NounAsexual reproduction in toto; agamogenesis.
4.Nounfigurative uses of the biological senses
5.NounVirgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.
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