Parthenogenesis
Related Definitions
[n] process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
[n] human conception without fertilization by a man
Related Terms
abiogenesis, archigenesis, biogenesis, birth, blastogenesis, development, digenesis, epigenesis, eumerogenesis, generation, genesis, heterogenesis, histogenesis, homogenesis, isogenesis, merogenesis, metagenesis, monogenesis, orthogenesis, pangenesis, pro