n.
Pronunciation: ˌ g ī -n ə - ' je-n ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1925
: development in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to activation of an egg by a sperm that degenerates without fusing with the egg nucleus
– gy · no · ge · net · ic \ -j ə - ' ne-tik \ adjective