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単性生殖 (たんせいせいしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

単たん性せい生せい殖しょく

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Meanings

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noun

parthenogenesis

biology

Biological term for reproduction without fertilization. Synonymous with 単為生殖 (たんいせいしょく).

See also: 単為生殖

単たん性せい生せい殖しょくは、雄おすの関かん与よなしに雌めすが子し孫そんを残のこす生せい殖しょく方ほう法ほうである。
Parthenogenesis is a method of reproduction in which females produce offspring without male involvement.

Kanji

単simple, one, single
性sex, gender, nature
生life, genuine, birth
殖augment, increase, multiply

Similar words

単たん為い生せい殖しょく
Synonym; both refer to parthenogenesis. 単性生殖 is slightly less common but equally technical.

Etymology

Compound of 単性 (unisexual) and 生殖 (reproduction). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the biological meaning.