agamogenesis

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

noun Biology.

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

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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Historical Examples of agamogenesis

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 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
Agamogenesis: reproduction without fertilization by a male: see parthenogenesis; gamogenesis.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for agamogenesis

agamogenesis

noun

asexual reproduction, such as fission or parthenogenesis

Derived Formsagamogenetic (ˌæɡəməʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk), adjectiveagamogenetically, adverb

Word Origin for agamogenesis

C19: agamic + genesis

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