Definition of Parthenote in English :

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Parthenote meaning in English

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Parthenote

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Noun

1. parthenote

a cell resulting from parthenogenesis

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Parthenote

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n.
1. An embryo generated through parthenogenesis, occurring in certain plants and invertebrate animals.
2. An unfertilized, usually mammalian egg cell that has been artificially activated with chemicals so that it divides.
adj.
Being, derived, or resulting from a parthenote: parthenote stem cells.

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