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parthenogenesis
(pahr″thә-no-jen´ә-sis)
a modified form of sexual reproduction in which a gamete develops into a new individual without the fertilization of an oocyte
by a spermatozoon, as in certain arthropods and other animals; it may occur as a natural phenomenon or be induced by chemical
or mechanical stimulation (artificial parthenogenesis). adj., parthenogenet´ic., adj.

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