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A form of reproduction in which an offspring develops from an unfertilized egg.
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- seasonal parthenogenesis
- parthenogenetic reproduction
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The colony’s seasonal parthenogenesis changed the forecast for the next generation.
The fictional species used parthenogenesis when mates were absent.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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