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parthenogenesis

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15 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/Part of speech nounSorted aeeeghinnoprsstStarts with PEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Reproduction from an unfertilized egg.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • So one might reasonably be led to hold, for instance, that the parthenogenesis of Christ does not beget faith in Christ […]
  • His theology offers four objections on dogmatic grounds commonly adduced by contemporary Protestant criticism to cast doubt on Mary’s parthenogenesis.

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