agamogenesis
[ag-uh-moh-jen-uh-sis, ey-gam-uh-]
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noun Biology.
asexual reproduction by buds, offshoots, cell division, etc.
Origin of agamogenesis
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For what are the phenomena of Agamogenesis, stated generally?
Criticisms on "The Origin of Species"Thomas H. Huxley
For what are the phænomena of Agamogenesis, stated generally?
Lay Sermons, Addresses and ReviewsThomas Henry Huxley
No case of Agamogenesis is known in which, 'when A differs widely from B', it is itself capable of sexual propagation.
Criticisms on "The Origin of Species"Thomas H. Huxley
Agamogenesis, a-gam-o-jen′e-sis, n. reproduction without sex, found among lower animals and in plants.
Agamogenesis: reproduction without fertilization by a male: see parthenogenesis; gamogenesis.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
agamogenesis
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Word Origin for agamogenesis
C19: agamic + genesis
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