Dutch Meaning of parthenogenesis

parthenogenese

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Definitions and Meaning of parthenogenesis in English

Wordnet

parthenogenesis (n)

human conception without fertilization by a man

process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods

Webster

parthenogenesis (n.)

The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the male element; the production, without fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis.

The production of seed without fertilization, believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle.

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parthenogenese

human conception without fertilization by a man, process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthro

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parthenocissus tricuspidata => Wilde wingerd, parthenocissus quinquefolia => Wilde wingerd, parthenocissus => [[Klimopplanten]], parthenocarpy => partenocarpie, parthenium integrifolium => Parthenium integrifolium,