Definition of Parthenogenetic

1. Adjective. (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction.


Definition of Parthenogenetic

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms.

Definition of Parthenogenetic

1. Adjective. (biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Parthenogenetic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Parthenogenetic

1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms. Parthenogenet"ically. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parthenogenetic

partes
partes corporis humani
parthanatos
partheite
partheniad
partheniads
partheno-
parthenocarpic
parthenocarpies
parthenocarpy
parthenogen
parthenogeneses
parthenogenetic
parthenogenetically
parthenogenic
parthenogenitive
parthenogens
parthenogeny
parthenolide
parthenophobia
parthenote
parthenotes
parthood
parti
parti-color
parti pris
partial

Literary usage of Parthenogenetic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems by August Weismann, Edward Bagnall Poulton, Arthur Everett Shipley (1892)
"INHERITANCE IN Parthenogenetic REPRODUCTION. The Processes of Maturation in Parthenogenetic Eggs and their Meaning. ..."

2. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"And still another distinction can be made; in some viviparous insects the reproduction is parthenogenetic ; in others it is sexual. ..."

3. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1916)
"The effect of continued parthenogenetic reproduction on the virility and metabolism of a strain has been determined. 6. The effects of temperature on growth ..."

4. The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1897)
"G. MATURATION OF Parthenogenetic EGGS The maturation of eggs that develop without fertilization is a subject of special interest, partly because of its ..."

5. The Journal of General Physiology by Society of General Physiologists, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1920)
"At the suggestion of Doctor Loeb, I have undertaken the investigation of these problems by using some of the parthenogenetic frogs and tadpoles which he has ..."

6. Genetics; an Introduction to the Study of Heredity by Herbert Eugene Walter (1922)
"C. Parthenogenetic PROGENY Parthenogenetic animals furnish even better material than unisexual clonal animals for testing the effectiveness of selection in ..."

7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"The characters of each remain constant until about October 1, when, as first observed by Glenn in this laboratory, these parthenogenetic forms begin to ..."

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