Medical term:
androgenesis
androgenesis
[an″dro-jen´ĕ-sis]a phenomenon in which an ovum is fertilized by a haploid sperm, which then duplicates its own chromosomes after meiosis; the chromosomes of the ovum are either absent or inactivated. This is often associated with complete molar pregnancies.
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an·dro·gen·e·sis
(an'drō-jen'ĕ-sis),Development in the presence of paternal chromosomes only.
[andro- + G. genesis, production]
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androgenesis
(ăn′drō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs)n.
The development of an embryo that contains chromosomes from only the male parent.
an·dro·ge·net·ic (ăn′drō-jə-nĕt′ĭk) adj.
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an·dro·gen·e·sis
(an'drō-jen'ĕ-sis)Development in the presence of paternal chromosomes only.
[andro- + G. genesis, production]
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androgenesis
the development of male secondary sexual characteristics.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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