ANDROGENY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization

Synonyms:

androgenesis; androgeny

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("androgeny" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

androgenic (of or related to the male hormone androgen)

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