agamogeneticallyadv.
/ˌaɡəmə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌeɪˌɡæmədʒəˈnɛdək(ə)li/, /ˌæɡəmoʊdʒəˈnɛdək(ə)li/ Biology. Now rare.
In an asexual manner; by asexual reproduction.
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viviparously1822
agamically1858
agamogenetically1868
metagenetically1868
parthenogenetically1874
parthenogenically1911
apomictically1921
pseudosexually1964
1868 Med. Times & Gaz. 29 Aug. 250/2 The number of individuals agamogenetically produced bore a strict relation to the conditions under which their immediate progenitors were placed.
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 385 The larvae of a Dipterous insect..multiply agamogenetically in the autumn, winter, and spring.
1905 W. H. Park & A. W. Williams Pathogenic Micro-organisms (ed. 2) 507 Crescents do not, in my opinion, ever divide, either agamogenetically or otherwise, in the blood.
2008 O. S. Kukovinets et al. Protecting Biopolymers i. 7 Fungi are reproduced both agamogenetically and syngenetically.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adv.1868