agamogenesis
/ˌeɪɡəmoʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs/
noun
- Reproduction without the union of male and female cells; asexual reproduction.
- Scientists study agamogenesis in certain insects to understand how they multiply rapidly.
- Agamogenesis allows some plants to produce offspring without seeds or pollen.
- In agamogenesis, a single organism can create many identical copies of itself.
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