Arrhenogeny
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Arrhenogeny is a noun meaning (zoology, reproduction) The production of only male offspring.
Meaning
(zoology, reproduction) The production of only male offspring.
Example Sentences
monogeny — the production of only male (“arrhenogeny”) or female (“thelygeny”) offspring.
A male-biased brood free of endosymbiotes was found in the SO population. The way in which this arrhenogeny occurs is as yet unclear.
If monogeny is determined exclusively by a cytoplasmic factor, then it is easy to see that the factor will either die out (if it causes arrhenogeny) or will become fixed and thereby sterilize the population (if it causes thelygeny).
Antonyms for arrhenogeny
Common opposites include thelygeny.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include arrhenotoky, thelygeny, arrenotoky, anthogenesis, androgenesis, genesiology.
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