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Definition of: gynogenesis
(jī′nō·jen′ə·sis, jin′ō-) noun Biol.
The development of an egg after fertilization by a sperm whose nucleus is either absent or inactive, as in certain nematodes.
—gy′no·gen′ic adjective
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