parthenogenesis
noun
par·the·no·gen·e·sis
ˌpär-thə-nō-ˈje-nə-səs 
: reproduction by development of an unfertilized usually female gamete that occurs especially among lower plants and invertebrate animals
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Researchers are still investigating why parthenogenesis occurs in animals, and how frequently.
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Elysee Barakett, NBC News, 2 July 2024
The original story suggested facultative parthenogenesis as a potential explanation.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 12 June 2024
The more likely explanation, scientists said, is an asexual reproductive process called parthenogenesis, in which an egg develops without fertilization.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
City of Portsmouth College Quinlan said some researchers believe that snakes undergo parthenogenesis when females do not have a mate for most of their lives.
—Elysee Barakett, NBC News, 2 July 2024
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Elysee Barakett, NBC News, 2 July 2024
The original story suggested facultative parthenogenesis as a potential explanation.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 12 June 2024
The more likely explanation, scientists said, is an asexual reproductive process called parthenogenesis, in which an egg develops without fertilization.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
City of Portsmouth College Quinlan said some researchers believe that snakes undergo parthenogenesis when females do not have a mate for most of their lives.
—Elysee Barakett, NBC News, 2 July 2024
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parthenogenesis
noun
par·the·no·gen·e·sis
ˌpär-thə-nō-ˈje-nə-səs
: reproduction especially among lower plants and invertebrates in which a germ cell that has not undergone fertilization develops into a new individual
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parthenogenesis
noun
par·the·no·gen·e·sis
ˌpär-thə-nō-ˈjen-ə-səs
plural parthenogeneses
-ˌsēz
: reproduction by development of an unfertilized usually female gamete that occurs especially among lower plants and invertebrate animals
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