arrhenotoky

American

[ar-uh-not-uh-kee] / ˌær əˈnɒt ə ki /

Or arrenotoky

noun

parthenogenesis in which only males are produced.

Other Word Forms

arrhenotokous

adjective

Etymology

Origin of arrhenotoky

< Greek arrhēnotokía, equivalent to arrhēnotók ( os ) bearing male offspring ( arrhēno- male + tók ( os ) offspring + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -y ³

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arrhenotoky

Deuterotoky: parthenogenetic reproduction when the progeny are male and female: see arrhenotoky and thelyotoky.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

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