androgenesis

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noun

Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.

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androgeny
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Meanings

nounandrogenesis (usually uncountable, plural androgeneses)

plural androgeneses

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyMale or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmale parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization

Similar
androgeny
Broader
parthenogenesisparthenogeny
Also see
androgeny

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From andro- + -genesis.

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Translations

Portuguese androgenia, androgénese
  • androgeniafusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus
  • androgénesefusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus
  • androgênesefusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus
Cite this entry
APA

androgenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androgenesis

MLA

“androgenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androgenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “androgenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androgenesis.

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