agamogenesis

/,ægəmou'dʤenisis/

Thân thiện

A single-celled organism undergoes agamogenesis by dividing into two.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Asexual reproduction: A biological process of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes (sex cells). New individuals develop from a single parent organism and are genetically identical or nearly identical to that parent.

Usage

• Noun:
  • Agamogenesis is common in many plants, bacteria, and some invertebrates.
  • The study focused on the mechanisms of agamogenesis in starfish.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Biological Context: The term is primarily used in formal biological and zoological texts to describe specific asexual reproductive methods like budding, fission, or parthenogenesis.
  • Parthenogenesis is a form of agamogenesis where an egg develops without fertilization.

Variants and Related Words

• Agamogenetic (adj): Relating to or characterized by agamogenesis.
  • The agamogenetic cycle of the species was documented.

Synonyms

• Asexual reproduction
• Non-sexual reproduction

Antonyms

• Gamogenesis: Reproduction involving the fusion of gametes.
• Sexual reproduction

Notes

• While is a precise scientific term, is more commonly used in general and educational contexts. The term encompasses various specific processes, all sharing the key feature of no gamete fusion.

Học thuật

Noun

1. reproduction without the fusion of gametes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• asexual reproduction