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Parthenogenetic

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adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Pertaining to parthenogenesis, or having its characters; exhibiting the phenomena of parthenogenesis.

Born of a virgin.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction

Word Usage

"International Stem Cell Corporation has developed, for the first time under controlled conditions, human "parthenogenetic" stem cell lines (hpSC) that promise to minimize the rejection of transplanted cells by a patient's immune system."

Equivalent

asexual nonsexual

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