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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.
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gy·no·gen·e·sis
(gī'nō-jen'ĕ-sis, jin-ō-),Oocyte development activated by a sperm, but to which the male gamete contributes no genetic material.
[gyno- + G. genesis, production]
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gynogenesis
(gī′nə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs, jĭn′ə-)n.
Parthenogenesis in which the egg is activated by sperm, but without fusion of the egg and sperm nuclei.
gy′no·ge·net′ic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk) adj.
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gy·no·gen·e·sis
(gī'nō-jen'ĕ-sis)Oocyte development activated by a sperm, but to which the male gamete contributes no genetic material.
[gyno- + G. genesis, production]
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gynogenesis
the parthenogenetic development of an egg after the egg membranes have been penetrated by a male gamete. There is no nuclear fusion and stimulation of development might be purely mechanical.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005