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Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|�α�θένο� (parthenos) "virgin" + polytonic|γένε�ι� (genesis) "creation".

Noun
parthenogenesis

1. The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the male element; the production, without fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis.
2. The production of seed without fertilization, believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle.
3. Sometimes refers to a theory of the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ.

Related terms
parthenogen
parthenogenetic
parthenote

Translations
trans-top|Production of new individuals from virgin females
German: Parthenogenese f
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Portuguese: (Brazil) partenogênese f, (Portugal) partenogénese f
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trans-top|Production of seed without fertilization
German: Parthenogenese f
Greek: t|el|�α�θενογένε�η|f|sc=Grek (parthenogénesi)
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Korean: ���� (danwi saengsik)
Portuguese: (Brazil) partenogênese f, (Portugal) partenogénese f
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