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  • n  human conception without fertilization by a man
  • n  process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods

  • As reported in the journal Nature last week, that makes Kaguya the first mouse born by parthenogenesis (from the Greek for virgin birth), a reproductive method seen in insects .
  • As reported in the journal Nature last week, that makes Kaguya the first mouse born by parthenogenesis (from the Greek for virgin birth), a reproductive method seen in insects and .
  • Although parthenogenesis is easier to achieve than nuclear transfer about 20% of the time, eggs can be stimulated to divide on their own, compared to a 3%-5% development rate .
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  • John Meyer in U.S. News & World Report
    I did not state that we will ensure that the new state will be born with parthenogenesis as expressed within the Annan plan. This is nonsense. Parthenogenesis has gained content which I had never suggested. And I in all cases will refrain from... Mehmet Ali Talat http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Ali_Talat&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNF4r8FK4OTt5lkfqYaBue5btGwa9g Cyprus Mail http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php%3Fid%3D39804%26cat_id%3D1&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGF46O58HUU1QK1a5mZvg7b_ClIzw Jun 17, 2008 72424 96908 parthenogenesis If you are an aphid, and you want to reproduce quickly, parthenogenesis essentially allows you to double your production," says Prof. John Meyer, who teaches entomology at North Carolina State University.

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