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parthenogeny
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Noun parthenogeny has 2 senses
- parthenogeny(n = noun.process) parthenogenesis, virgin birth - human conception without fertilization by a man; Array is a kind of agamogenesis, asexual reproduction
- parthenogeny(n = noun.process) parthenogenesis - process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods; Array has particulars: androgenesis, androgeny, gynogenesis
is a kind of apomixis
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