1. male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization; [syn: androgenesis, androgeny]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
androgenesis
n 1: male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only
paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus
to participate in fertilization [syn: androgenesis,
androgeny]