AMPHEROTOKY


Meaning of AMPHEROTOKY in English

ˌamfəˈräd.əkē noun

or am·phit·o·ky amˈfidəkē ; also am·phot·er·ot·o·ky (ˌ)amˌfäd.əˈräd.əkē

( -es )

Etymology: ampherotoky irregular from Greek amphoteros both + tokos offspring + English -y; amphitoky from amphi- + Greek tokos + English -y; amphoterotoky from Greek amphoteros + tokos + English -y

: parthenogenesis in which both male and female offspring are produced — compare arrhenotoky , thelytoky

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