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Definitions: Parthenogenesis |
ParthenogenesisNoun1. Human conception without fertilization by a man. 2. Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "parthenogenesis" was first used: 1849. (references) |
Etymology: Parthenogenesis \Par`the*no*gen"e*sis\, noun. [from Greek expression parqe`nos virgin English genesis.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Health | A specialized type of apomixis in which an organism develops from an unfertilized female gamete. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Parthenogenesis occurs naturally in some lower plants (there called agamospermy), invertebrates (e.g. water fleas) and some vertebrates (e.g., lizards, snakes, some fish, and even turkeys), where it can be used for reproduction in the absence of males.
Animals that can reproduce through parthenogenesis are more likely to settle in isolated habitats like oceanic islands, as only a single (female) member of the species has to reach the habitat.
The alteration between parthenogenesis and sexual reproduction is called heterogamy.
Parthenogenesis is also seen as a possible way to clone mammals, with the emphasis on human cloning.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Parthenogenesis."
Synonyms: ParthenogenesisSynonyms: parthenogeny (n), virgin birth (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Production | Spontaneous generation; archegenesis, archebiosis; biogenesis, abiogenesis, digenesis, dysmerogenesis, eumerogenesis, heterogenesis, oogenesis, merogenesis, metogenesis, monogenesis, parthenogenesis, homogenesis, xenogenesis; authorship, publication; works, opus, oeuvre. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Parthenogenesis |
| English words defined with "parthenogenesis": androgenesis, androgeny ♦ gynogenesis ♦ Jacques Loeb ♦ Loeb ♦ Virginal generation. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Parthenogenesis" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Latin (parthenogenesis). |
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| "Parthenogenesis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Parthenogenesis" is used about 40 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 40 | 54,274 |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
parthenogenesis | 37 |
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| Language | Translations for "parthenogenesis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | توالد البكري (parthenon), التوالد العذري. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | безполово размножаване, партеногенеза (virgin birth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | partenogenese, jomfrufoedsel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | parthenogenesis, parthenogenese, partenogenesis, partenogenese, maagdelijke voortplanting. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | partenogeneesi, neitseellinen lisääntyminen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | parthénogenèse, parthénogénèse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | parthenogenese, jungfernzeugung. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παρθενογένεσις (apogamy), παρθενογένεση, παρθενογονία. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | רבית בתולים (virgin birth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | partenogenézis, szûznemzés, szűznemzés. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | partenogenesi (agamogenesis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 単為"殖 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | た"いせいしょく. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arthenogenesispay platéia (parquet, parterre), partenogénese (parthenon). (various references) partenogenezã. (various references) партеногенез. (various references) partenogeneza. (various references) partenogénesis. (various references) partenogenes, jungfrufödsel (virgin birth). (various references) partenogenez, ilişki olmadan gerçekleşen doğum, eşeysiz üreme (asexual reproduction). (various references) партеногенез. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | parthenos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | parthenogenesis. (various references) |
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"Parthenogenesis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: parthenogenisis, parthenogensis, partheogenesis, parthinogenesis, parthneogenesis, parthnogenesis. (additional references) | |
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| Words rhyming with "parthenogenesis" (pronounced 'Par`the*no*gen"e*sis'): Abiogenesis, Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, Adipolysis, AEsthesis, Agamogenesis, Agenesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Amphigenesis, Amylogenesis, Amylolysis, Anabasis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anagnorisis, Anamnesis, Anamorphosis, Anapophysis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Ankylostomiasis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Anthropomorphosis, Antimetathesis, Antiperistasis, Antiphrasis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Antithesis, Aparithmesis, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Aphesis, Apodosis, Aponeurosis, Apophasis, Apophysis, Aposiopesis, Apotheosis, Apothesis, apsis, Archebiosis, Arsis, Arteriosclerosis, Arthrodesis, Arthrosis, Ascariasis, Asepsis, Athetosis, Atmolysis, Autocatalysis, Autogenesis, Autokinesis, Auxesis, Bacteriolysis, Basis, Biognosis, Biolysis, Blastogenesis, Calliopsis, Cardiosclerosis, Cariopsis, Caryopsis, Catachresis, Catalysis, Catastasis, Chemolysis, Chemosis, Chemosynthesis, Chlorosis, Chondrogenesis, Chorisis, Chromidrosis, Cillosis, Cirrhosis, Classis, Coenesthesis, Coreopsis, Crasis, Crisis, Cyanosis, Cyclosis, Deesis, Dermostosis, Diagnosis, Dialysis, Diapedesis, Diaphoresis, Diaphysis, Diapophysis, Diarthrosis, Diastasis, Diathesis, Diegesis, Diesis, Digenesis, Dipsosis, Diuresis, Dysgenesis, Ecbasis, Ecchymosis, Ecdysis, Ecphasis, Ecphonesis, Ectasis, Ecthlipsis, Ectostosis, Electrogenesis, Electrolysis, Elephantiasis, Ellipsis, Emesis, Emphasis, Emphyteusis, Empyesis, Empyrosis, Enantiosis, Enarthrosis, Endogenesis, Endostosis, Endysis, Entasis, Enuresis, Epanadiplosis, Epanalepsis, Epanorthosis, Epenthesis, Epexegesis, Epigenesis, Epitasis, Epithesis, Eremacausis, Erotesis, Eugenesis, Exaeresis, Exanthesis, Exegesis, Exosmosis, Exostosis, filariasis, Gamogenesis, Geneagenesis, Genesis, Geognosis, Glaucosis, Glucogenesis, Gnosis, Gomphiasis, Gomphosis, Haemapophysis, haematemesis, haematogenesis, haematolysis, haematosis, Haemocytolysis, Haemocytotrypsis, helminthiasis, Hemapophysis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, Heterauxesis, heterogenesis, Heterosis, hidrosis, Histogenesis, Histolysis, Homogenesis, hydrarthrosis, hydrolysis, hydronephrosis, Hypapophysis, Hyperapophysis, Hyperinosis, Hyperkinesis, Hypinosis, HYPOCHONDRIASIS, hypophysis, hypostasis, hypothesis, Hypotyposis, hysteresis, ichthyosis, Idiocrasis, ISIS, karyokinesis, Karyostenosis, kenogenesis, kinaesthesis, Kinetogenesis, Leucocytogenesis, Limosis, lithiasis, lordosis, lysis, Marmorosis, Mathesis, meiosis, melanosis, Menostasis, Metabasis, Metabolisis, Metachrosis, metagenesis, metalepsis, metamorphosis, Metaphrasis, metaphysis, Metapophysis, metastasis, metathesis, metempsychosis, Metemptosis, Metensomatosis, Microanalysis, mimesis, missis, monogenesis, Morosis, Morphosis, Mydriasis, Myopsis, Myosis, Mysis, Narcosis, Necrobiosis, Necrosis, Nemesis, Neurapophysis, Neurosis, Ochlesis, Odontiasis, Oogenesis, Organogenesis, Osmidrosis, osmosis, osteoclasis, Osteolysis, Osteoporosis, Osteosclerosis, Ostosis, paedogenesis, Pangenesis, Paracentesis, Paralysis, Paraphimosis, Paraphysis, Parapophysis, Parathesis, paremptosis, Parenesis, Parenthesis, Paresis, Parostosis, Pathogenesis, Pedesis, Perigenesis, Periphrasis, Peristalsis, Persis, Pertussis, Pharmacognosis, Phasis, Phimosis, Phlogosis, Photosynthesis, Phthiriasis, Phthisis, Phyllomorphosis, Pleurapophysis, Polymorphosis, Polysynthesis, Postzygapophysis, Praezygapophysis, Prezygapophysis, Proemptosis, Prognosis, Prolepsis, Prophasis, Prosphysis, Prosthesis, Protasis, Proteolysis, Pseudoblepsis, Psoriasis, Psychanalysis, Psychogenesis, Psychosis, Pterylosis, Ptilosis, Ptosis, Pyrosis, Regenesis, Reversis, Sarcobasis, Sarcosis, satyriasis, Scepsis, Schesis, Schindylesis, Schizogenesis, Scleriasis, sclerosis, scoliosis, sepsis, siderosis, siriasis, spermatogenesis, Sphrigosis, Splanchnapophysis, Sporogenesis, stasis, Stegnosis, stenosis, Sycosis, syllepsis, symbiosis, symphysis, Synanthesis, Synartesis, Synarthrosis, Synchondrosis, Synchoresis, Synchysis, Syncrisis, Syndesmosis, Synecphonesis, Synesis, Syngenesis, synizesis, Synneorosis, synopsis, Synosteosis, Synostosis, Synteresis, synthesis, Syssarcosis, Systasis, Telangiectasis, Thanatopsis, Thermolysis, Thermoneurosis, thesis, Thlipsis, Thoracentesis, thrombosis, Tmesis, Trichiasis, trichiniasis, trichinosis, Tripsis, tuberculosis, Tussis, Tylosis, Xanthosis, Xenogenesis, Zygapophysis, Zygosis, Zymolysis, Zymosis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-g-h-i-n-n-o-p-r-s-s-t" | |
-2 letters: atherogenesis, stenographies. | |
-3 letters: nitrogenases, pathogeneses, pathogenesis, petrogenesis. | |
-4 letters: generations, greenstones, hotpressing, interphases, nitrogenase, parentheses, parenthesis, personating, prehensions, pretensions, proteinases, reseasoning, rhinestones, senatorship, sergeanties, serpentines, shortenings, transposing. | |
-5 letters: antiheroes, antiherpes, argentines, earthiness, enshrinees, ensphering, entireness, epenthesis, espionages, gannisters, garnishees, generation, greenstone, harnessing, heartening, heartiness, hoarsening, interphase, interposes, ornateness, pangeneses, pangenesis, parentings, patronises, pensioners, perennates, personages, personates, pistareens, preheating, prehension, presenting, pretension, progestins, proteinase, reasonings, reopenings, resonating, rhinestone, sapogenins, senhoritas, serpentine, sharpening, shoestring, shortening, sonneteers, sparteines, spinnerets, steepening, stingarees, tangerines, tensioners, thorniness, threonines. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100001 01110010 01110100 01101000 01100101 01101110 01101111 01100111 01100101 01101110 01100101 01110011 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P a r t h e n o g e n e s i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0061 0072 0074 0068 0065 006E 006F 0067 0065 006E 0065 0073 0069 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)506784867471808173718071857585 |
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