gynogenesis etymology

English word gynogenesis comes from English -genesis (Origin. Production.), English gyno-

Detailed word origin of gynogenesis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-genesis English (eng) Origin. Production.
gyno- English (eng) Of or pertaining to the female reproductive system.. Of or pertaining to women.
gynogenesis English (eng) Female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus.

Words with the same origin as gynogenesis

Descendants of -genesis
aerogenesis amyloidogenesis androgenesis baryogenesis cacogenesis carcinomagenesis cementogenesis digenetic dysgenesis embryogenesis enteropathogenesis hadrogenesis hematogenesis hepatogenesis mitogenesis monogenesis nephrogenesis neurogenesis noegenesis organogenesis orthogenesis osteogenesis parthenogenesis retinogenesis virogenesis
Descendants of gyno-
androgynal gynandrous gynandry gynarchy gynergy gynobase gynocentric gynocracy gynocrat gynocritical gynocriticism gynodioecious gynography gynoid gynolatry gynomorph gynomorphically gynophagy gynophile gynophilia gynophobe gynophore gynoroentgenology gynosphinx