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ANDROGENETIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
androgenetic; androgenous
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
androgenesis (male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization)
Derivation:
androgenesis (male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization)