parthenogenesis

Preferred Label : parthenogenesis;

MeSH definition : A unisexual reproduction without the fusion of a male and a female gamete (FERTILIZATION). In parthenogenesis, an individual is formed from an unfertilized OVUM that did not complete MEIOSIS. Parthenogenesis occurs in nature and can be artificially induced.;

MeSH synonym : parthenogeneses;

DeCS synonym : Automixis; Thelytoky; Arrhenotoky;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis;

Details

Origin ID

D010312;

UMLS CUI

C0030596;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- asexual reproduction [GO term]
Record concept(s)
- Arrhenotoky [MeSH concept]
- Automixis [MeSH concept]
- Thelytoky [MeSH concept]
- parthenogenesis [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- parthenium hysterophorus extract [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organism Function [UMLS semantic type]

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