agamogenesis

[ ag-uh-moh-jen-uh-sis, ey-gam-uh- ]

/ ˌæg ə moʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌeɪ gæm ə- /

noun Biology.

asexual reproduction by buds, offshoots, cell division, etc.

Nearby words

agamemnon, agamete, agamic, agamid, agammaglobulinemia, agamogenesis, agamogony, agamont, agamospermy, agamous, agamy

Origin of agamogenesis

1860–65; < Greek ágamo(s) (see agamic) + -genesis

Related formsag·a·mo·ge·net·ic

[ag-uh-moh-juh-net-ik, ey-gam-uh-] /ˌæg ə moʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk, ˌeɪ gæm ə-/, adjectiveag·a·mo·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for agamogenesis

Agamogenesis: reproduction without fertilization by a male: see parthenogenesis; gamogenesis.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
For what are the phenomena of Agamogenesis, stated generally?
Criticisms on "The Origin of Species"|Thomas H. Huxley
No case of Agamogenesis is known in which, when A differs widely from B, it is itself capable of sexual propagation.
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews|Thomas 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.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for agamogenesis

agamogenesis

/ (ˌæɡəməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

asexual reproduction, such as fission or parthenogenesis

Derived Formsagamogenetic (ˌæɡəməʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk), adjectiveagamogenetically, adverb

Word Origin for agamogenesis

C19: agamic + genesis

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