parthenogenesis
Unfertilized egg development
Parthenogenesis is reproduction without fertilization—an egg developing into an offspring without being fertilized by sperm.
It occurs naturally in some insects, reptiles, and plants.
The offspring are typically genetic clones of the mother.
In casual use, any seemingly miraculous or fatherless origin: The project seemed to emerge by parthenogenesis, with no one claiming credit.
Without erotic attraction
- clonalGenetically identical copies
- unisexualOf one sex only
- uniparentalFrom one parent only
Single chromosome complement
- diploidTwo complete chromosome sets
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- oogenesisFemale reproductive cell development
- embryogenesisFormation of early life
zygote · chromosome · genotype · oocyte · unfertilized · cleavage · blastocyst · development
Greek wisdom deity
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- miraculousSeemingly impossible yet real
- goddessFemale sacred being
- motherlessWithout a mother
fatherless · Hera · Artemis · primordial · mythological
Sap-sucking garden pest
Of halving cell division
- facultativeCapable but not obligated
- obligateCommit by necessity
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
- geographicOf physical places
spontaneous · induced · artificial · natural
asexual
Without erotic attraction
- clonalGenetically identical copies
- unisexualOf one sex only
- uniparentalFrom one parent only
haploid
Single chromosome complement
- diploidTwo complete chromosome sets
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- oogenesisFemale reproductive cell development
embryogenesis · zygote · chromosome · genotype · oocyte · unfertilized · cleavage · blastocyst · development · genetics
Athena
Greek wisdom deity
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- miraculousSeemingly impossible yet real
- goddessFemale sacred being
motherless · fatherless · Hera · Artemis · primordial · mythological
aphid
Sap-sucking garden pest
meiotic
Of halving cell division
- facultativeCapable but not obligated
- obligateCommit by necessity
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
geographic · spontaneous · induced · artificial · natural
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- beekeepingbeekeeping, apiculture, beehive, hive, apiary
- animal reproductionmating, give birth, fertilization, copulation, spawning
- plant reproductionpollination, cross-pollination, self-pollination, flowering, blooming
- Embryology Methodsfate mapping
- sex geneticssex chromosomes, X chromosome, Y chromosome, sex determination, SRY gene
parthenogenesissexual reproduction
Two-parent genetic combination
fertilization · outcrossing · conjugation · cross-fertilization · mating