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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAndrogenesis
/ˌæn.drəˈdʒɛn.ə.sɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Reproduction in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes, resulting from the elimination of the maternal nucleus after fertilization.
"Researchers studied androgenesis in fish to understand mechanisms of single-parent inheritance." - 2
The development of a haploid or doubled haploid plant from a male gametophyte such as a pollen grain.
"Anther culture is frequently used in plant breeding to induce androgenesis and produce homozygous lines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek roots 'andro-' meaning male or man, and 'genesis' meaning origin, creation, or generation. Coined in the late 19th century within biological and embryological sciences to describe reproductive processes where an embryo develops solely from male genetic material.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Androgenesis" is said worldwide
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androgénèse
Transliteration: ãdʁoʒenɛz
"L'androgénèse est un mode de reproduction rare chez les vertébrés."
Androgenese
Transliteration: andʁoɡeˈneːzə
"Die Androgenese führt zur Entwicklung von Nachkommen mit rein väterlichem Erbgut."
androgenesi
Transliteration: androˈdʒɛnesi
"L'androgenesi è stata osservata in alcune specie di pesci."
androgénesis
Transliteration: andɾoˈxenexis
"La androgénesis permite obtener líneas puras en la mejora vegetal."
androgênese
Transliteration: ãdɾoˈʒenizi
"A androgênese ocorre quando o embrião se desenvolve apenas com material genético paterno."
पुंजनन
Transliteration: pumjanan
"पुंजनन एक ऐसी प्रक्रिया है जिसमें भ्रूण का विकास केवल नर अनुवांशिक सामग्री से होता है।"
雄核发育
Transliteration: xiónghé fāyù
"雄核发育是指仅由父本遗传物质发育成胚胎的现象。"
웅핵발생
Transliteration: ung-haek-bal-saeng
"웅핵발생은 부모 중 아버지의 유전물질만으로 배아 가 발달하는 현상입니다."
雄核発生
Transliteration: yūkaku hassei
"雄核発生により、父親由来の遺伝情報のみを持つ個体が誕生する。"
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