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gynogenesis
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gyn·o·gen·e·sis (gn-jn-ss, jn-)
n.
The development of an embryo that contains only maternal chromosomes because the egg has been activated by sperm without fusion of the egg and sperm nuclei.

gynogenesis [gi″no-] , [jin″o-jen´ĕ-sis]
development of an egg that is stimulated by a sperm in the absence of any participation of the sperm nucleus.

gynogenesis
development of an egg that is stimulated by a sperm in the absence of any participation of the sperm nucleus.


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Viable gynogenetic diploid Mytilus edulis (L) larvae produced by ultraviolet-light irradiation and cytochalasin-b shock.
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