Definition of Parthinogenesis
Parthenogenesis, name given to asexual reproduction, that is, to
reproduction of plants or animals by means of unimpregnated germs or ova.
- Wikipedia
Par`the*no*gen"e*sis (?), n. [Gr.
parqe`nos a virgin + E. genesis.] 1.
(Biol.) The production of new individuals from virgin
females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the
intervention of the male element; the production, without
fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the
phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and
Metagenesis.
2. (Bot.) The production of seed
without fertilization, believed to occur through the nonsexual
formation of an embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the male element; the production, without fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis.
- The production of seed without fertilization, believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle.
- Basis for the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ. Since there was no Y-chromosome introduced by a male, Jesus should have been born female (X-X chromosome), and this is seen as evidence of Divine intervention.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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