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parthenogenesis noun

  /ˌpɑɹθənoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/ , /ˌpɑɹθɪnoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/ , /ˌpɑːθənəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/ , /ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/
  • (biology, countable, uncountable) (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.
 partenogeneesi, neitseellinen lisääntyminen
  • (theology) Virgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.
 neitseestä syntyminen
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