gynogenesis
[ jin-uh-jen-uh-sis, gahy-nuh-, jahy- ]
/ ˌdʒɪn əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌgaɪ nə-, ˌdʒaɪ- /
noun Biology.
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.
Words nearby gynogenesis
gyno-,
gynobase,
gynocracy,
gynodioecious,
gynoecium,
gynogenesis,
gynomonoecious,
gynophore,
gynoplastics,
gynostegium,
gynostemium
Medical definitions for gynogenesis
gynogenesis
[ gī′nə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs, jĭn′ə- ]
n.
The development of an embryo that contains only maternal chromosomes because the egg has been activated by sperm without fusion of the egg and sperm nuclei.