parthenogenesis

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.

   “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. isim Asexual reproduction in toto; agamogenesis.

   “An all female race, the asari reproduce through a form of parthenogenesis. Each asari can attune her nervous system to that of another individual of any gender, and of any species, to reproduce. This capability has led to unseemly and inaccurate rumors about asari promiscuity.”

3. isim figurative uses of the biological senses
4. isim Virgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.

   “So one might reasonably be led to hold, for instance, that the parthenogenesis of Christ does not beget faith in Christ […]”