androgenesis

noun

an·​dro·​gen·​e·​sis ˌan-drō-ˈje-nə-səs 

: development of an embryo containing only paternal chromosomes due to failure of the egg to participate in fertilization

androgenetic

ˌan-drō-jə-ˈne-tik 

adjective

Examples of androgenesis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The possibility of androgenesis is just one of many mysteries about Squalius alburnoides. —Steph Yin, New York Times, 26 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Androgenese, from andro- andro- + Genese genesis

Note: The term Androgenese was introduced by the German physiologist Max Verworn (1863-1921) in "Die physiologische Bedeutung des Zellkerns," Archiv für die gesamte Physiologie (Pflügers Archiv), Band 51 (1892), p. 81.

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

androgenesis

noun

an·​dro·​gen·​e·​sis ˌan-drə-ˈjen-ə-səs 

plural androgeneses -ˌsēz 

: development in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization compare gynogenesis

androgenetic

-jə-ˈnet-ik 

adjective