parthenogenesis
part·he·no·genesis
noun
1.
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
Origin
From partheno- + -genesis, from Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin”) and γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation, generation”).
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