単たん為い生せい殖しょく

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Meanings

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noun

parthenogenesis

biology

Biological term for reproduction without fertilization, seen in some insects, plants, etc.

simple, one, single

為do, change, make

生life, genuine, birth

殖augment, increase, multiply

有ゆう性せい生せい殖しょく
Sexual reproduction, the opposite of parthenogenesis.
無む性せい生せい殖しょく
Asexual reproduction; parthenogenesis is a type of asexual reproduction.

Compound of 単為 (sole, single) + 生殖 (reproduction). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern scientific coinage.