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androgenesis

/ˌæn.drəʊˈdʒen.ə.sɪs/

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noun

/ˌæn.drəʊˈdʒen.ə.sɪs/C2formalscientific
  • ruБиологический процесс, форма мужского партеногенеза, при котором эмбрион развивается, содержа только отцовские хромосомы, потому что ядро яйцеклетки не участвует в оплодотворении.

A biological process, a form of male parthenogenesis, where an embryo develops containing only paternal chromosomes because the egg nucleus fails to participate in fertilization.

uncountable

  1. Male parthenogenesisC2formalscientific

    A form of reproduction in which an embryo develops containing only paternal chromosomes, typically due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization.

    ruМужской партеногенез

    • Androgenesis can occur in some plant species when the egg cell is inactivated.
    • The study of androgenesis helps scientists understand genetic inheritance patterns.
    • In certain fish, androgenesis has been induced experimentally to produce all-male offspring.
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  • androgeneses plural form
  • androgeneses' possessive plural form
  • androgenesis's possessive singular form