parthenogenesis

n. 单性生殖, 孤雌生殖 [医] 单性生殖, 孤雌生殖

发音

UK /ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/
其它
UK /ˌpɑːθənəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/
US /ˌpɑɹθɪnoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/
US /ˌpɑɹθənoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/

词形变化

parthenogeneses 复数 parthenogeneses

别名

pathenogenesis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Referring to various aspects of asexual reproduction:

    (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.

    孤雌生殖

    单性生殖

    可数 不可数 生物

    Scientists say the birth is the second confirmed instance of a shark being conceived by parthenogenesis, a process in which an unfertilised egg develops into a new individual.

  2. 2.

    Referring to various aspects of asexual reproduction:

    Asexual reproduction in toto; agamogenesis.

    不可数 生物
  3. 3.

    figurative uses of the biological senses

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Virgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.

    不可数 宗教

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

parthenogeny virgin birth

上位词 3

agamogenesis apomixis asexual reproduction

下位词 3

androgenesis androgeny gynogenesis

词源

From partheno- + -genesis, from Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin”) and γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation, generation”).

来源：wiktionary