gynogeneses
/ˌɡaɪnoʊˈdʒɛnəˌsiz/
noun
- Plural of gynogenesis; multiple instances of development in which an egg is activated by sperm but inherits only maternal DNA.
- Gynogeneses occur naturally in some species of amphibians.
- The lab documented several gynogeneses in the fish population.
- Researchers induced gynogeneses to study maternal inheritance patterns.