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gynogenesis
[ jin-uh-jen-uh-sis, gahy-nuh-, jahy- ]
/ ˌdʒɪn əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌgaɪ nə-, ˌdʒaɪ- /
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noun Biology.
a type of reproduction by parthenogenesis that requires stimulation by a sperm to activate the egg into development but occurs without fusion of sperm and egg nuclei.
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Words nearby gynogenesis
gyno-, gynobase, gynocracy, gynodioecious, gynoecium, gynogenesis, gynomonoecious, gynophile, gynophobia, gynophore, gynostegium
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