Phenomena and Processes

Parthenogenesis

A unisexual reproduction without the fusion of a male and a female gamete (FERTILIZATION). In parthenogenesis, an individual is formed from an unfertilized OVUM that did not complete MEIOSIS. Parthenogenesis occurs in nature and can be artificially induced.

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A unisexual reproduction without the fusion of a male and a female gamete (FERTILIZATION). In parthenogenesis, an individual is formed from an unfertilized OVUM that did not complete MEIOSIS. Parthenogenesis occurs in nature and can be artificially induced.

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  • Parthenogeneses
  • Arrhenotoky
  • Automixis
  • Thelytoky

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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  1. G08.686.784w.830w.500w
  2. G15.547w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Parthenogenesis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010312. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010312
  2. Parthenogenesis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis
  3. Parthenogenesis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183236