parthenogenn.
/ˈpɑːθᵻnədʒ(ə)n/, /ˈpɑːθn̩ədʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈpɑrθənədʒ(ə)n/ Biology.
1. A product of parthenogenesis, esp. an individual produced by parthenogenesis; = parthenogenone n.
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cytogamont1939
parthenogenone1957
parthenogen1962
1962 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 99 698 With all genetic material having been inherited from the dam, the parthenogen cannot exceed the genetic endowment of its dam.
1976 Lancet 11 Dec. 1311/1 Ovarian teratomas seem to originate as parthenogens by self-fertilisation.
1998 Poultry Sci. 77 1463 Parthenogenetic embryos were obtained from eggs laid by uninseminated or virgin Beltsville Small White (BSW) hens... No female was detected among the 35 parthenogens examined.
2. An individual or taxon that reproduces by parthenogenesis.
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1968 Systematic Zool. 17 222/2 An equilibrium seems to exist that prevents the parthenogens from excluding their diploid hosts.
1983 R. Thornhill & J. Alcock Evol. Insect Mating Syst. ii. 37 Asexual parthenogens arising in a population with males and females will enjoy a huge reproductive advantage by producing daughters only.
1988 Amer. Naturalist 132 839 DNA contents were determined for 50 clones [of Daphnia]..; 33 reproduce by obligate parthenogenesis, and 17 are cyclic parthenogens.
1999 S. Jones Almost like Whale xii. 284 Their animals, oddly enough, tend to lean the other way, with many sexual species abandoning their males to become parthenogens.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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