agamogenetic, a. Biol.
(ˌægəməʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk)
[f. Gr. ἄγαµο-ς unmarried + γενητ-ός produced + -ic.]
Of or belonging to agamogenesis; generating or generated without sexual union.
1870 Huxley Lay Serm., Addr. & Rev. xiii. 312 We have demonstrated, in agamogenetic phænomena, that inevitable recurrence to the original type. 1877 ― Anat. Inv. An. Introd. 28 There is an inverse relation between agamogenetic and gamogenetic reproduction. |