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


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Gynogenetic and hormonal sex reversal used in tests of the XX-XY hypothesis of sex determination in Rana pipiens.
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