agamogenesis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæɡəməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ag′ə mō jen′ə sis, ā′gam ə-)


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ag•a•mo•gen•e•sis  (ag′ə mō jen′ə sis, ā′gam ə-),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. Geneticsasexual reproduction by buds, offshoots, cell division, etc.
  • Greek ágamo(s) (see agamic) + -genesis
  • 1860–65;
ag•a•mo•ge•net•ic  (ag′ə mō jə net′ik, ā′gam ə-),USA pronunciation adj.  ag′a•mo•ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
agamogenesis / ˌæɡəməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
  1. asexual reproduction, such as fission or parthenogenesis
Etymology: 19th Century: agamic + genesis

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