gynogenesis

gynogenesis
Egg development activated by a spermatozoon, but to which the male gamete contributes no genetic material. [gyno- + G. genesis, production]

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gy·no·gen·e·sis -'jen-ə-səs n, pl -e·ses -.sēz development in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to activation of an egg by a sperm that degenerates without fusing with the egg nucleus compare ANDROGENESIS
gy·no·ge·net·ic -jə-'net-ik adj

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gyno·gen·e·sis (gi″no-) (jin″o-jenґə-sis) [gyno- + -genesis] development of an egg that is stimulated by a spermatozoon in the absence of any participation of the spermatozoon nucleus.

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  • gynogenesis — gynogenesis. См. гиногенез. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Gynogenesis — ginogenezė statusas T sritis embriologija atitikmenys: lot. Gynogenesis ryšiai: platesnis terminas – lytinis dauginimasis …   Medicininės histologijos ir embriologijos vardynas

  • gynogenesis — ginogenezė statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Augalų išauginimas neapvaisintų mezginių ir sėklapradžių kultūroje in vitro. atitikmenys: angl. gynogenesis rus. гиногенез …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • gynogenesis — ginogenezė statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Gemalo rutuliojimasis tik iš kiaušialąstės branduolio ir citoplazmos. atitikmenys: angl. gynogenesis rus. гиногенез …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • gynogenesis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1925 development in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to activation of an egg by a sperm that degenerates without fusing with the egg nucleus • gynogenetic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gynogenesis — the consistent production of only female offspring where the diploid or triploid eggs are activated by sperm from the male of a bisexual species but the paternal chromosomes are not incorporated in the embryo. The offspring are thus maternal… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • gynogenesis — n. [Gr. gyne, woman; genesis, descent] Female parthenogenesis; pseudogamy; development of a haploid individual possessing only the maternal chromosome set; see androgenesis …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • gynogenesis — /jin euh jen euh sis, guy neuh , juy /, n. Biol. a type of reproduction by parthenogenesis that requires stimulation by a sperm to activate the egg into development but occurs without fusion of sperm and egg nuclei. [1920 25; GYNO + GENESIS] * *… …   Universalium

  • gynogenesis — noun female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus …   Wiktionary

  • gynogenesis — gyno·genesis …   English syllables

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