Definizione monolingua

parthenogenesis

parthenogenesis (usually uncountable; plural parthenogeneses)

1. (biology) Referring to various aspects of asexual reproduction:
   1. (biology, uncountable) Reproduction by the development of a single gamete (viz. an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare metagenesis, heterogamy.
      • 2008 October 15, ""Virgin Shark Gives Birth"", AFP via Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

        Scientists say the birth is the second confirmed instance of a shark being conceived by parthenogenesis, a process in which an unfertilised egg develops into a new individual.

   2. (biology, uncountable, formerly) Asexual reproduction in toto; agamogenesis.
   3. (biology, countable, rare) An instance or example of parthenogenesis.

Definizione dizionario parthenogenesis

	partenogenesi
	A form of asexual reproduction where growth and development of embryos occur without fertilization.

Altri significati:

(biology) Referring to various aspects of asexual reproduction:

(countable and uncountable) '''figurative uses of the biologic senses'''

reproduction from a single gamete without fertilisation

(theology) Virgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.