parthenogeneticallyadv.
/ˌpɑːθᵻnə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtᵻkli/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑrθənoʊdʒəˈnɛdək(ə)li/ Biology.
In a parthenogenetic manner; by means of parthenogenesis.
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viviparously1822
agamically1858
agamogenetically1868
metagenetically1868
parthenogenetically1874
parthenogenically1911
apomictically1921
pseudosexually1964
1874 Amer. Naturalist 8 375 In the Saprolegniei [sc. fungi] there is but one kind of sporangia; those which develop parthenogenetically, and those which are fertilized are identical.
1890 Q. Rev. Apr. 382 Amongst the creatures which are parthenogenetically produced is the male, or drone, of the hive-bee.
1924 Jrnl. Agric. Res. 27 513 The stem-mother is always wingless and gives birth to living young parthenogenetically.
1950 Adv. Genetics 3 195 Some vertebrata have been artificially induced to reproduce parthenogenetically.
1995 Guardian 9 Oct. i. 12/7 This generation of gall wasps is composed of asexual females and they produce eggs parthenogenetically, which they lay in the oak buds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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