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Parthenogeny

noun
1.
Human conception without fertilization by a man.  Synonyms: parthenogenesis, virgin birth.
2.
Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods.  Synonym: parthenogenesis.





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Words linked to "Parthenogeny" :   androgeny, asexual reproduction, gynogenesis, apomixis, agamogenesis, virgin birth, androgenesis


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