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gynogenesis

/ˌɡaɪ.nəʊˈdʒen.ə.sɪs/

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noun

/ˌɡaɪ.nəʊˈdʒen.ə.sɪs/C2formalscientific
  • ruФорма бесполого размножения, при которой эмбрион развивается из яйцеклетки, активированной сперматозоидом, но ядро сперматозоида не сливается с ядром яйцеклетки, в результате чего потомство содержит только материнские хромосомы.

A form of asexual reproduction in which an embryo develops from an egg cell activated by a sperm, but the sperm's nucleus does not fuse with the egg's nucleus, resulting in offspring that contain only maternal chromosomes.

uncountable

  1. A form of asexual reproductionC2formalscientific

    A type of reproduction where an egg cell develops into an embryo without the genetic contribution of a sperm, though the sperm may trigger the process. The resulting offspring are genetically identical to the mother.

    ruФорма бесполого размножения

    • Gynogenesis is observed in some species of fish and amphibians.
    • The process of gynogenesis ensures that all offspring are female.
    • Researchers study gynogenesis to understand evolutionary biology.
Forms
  • gynogeneses plural form
  • gynogeneses' possessive plural form
  • gynogenesis's possessive singular form