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thelytoky
[ thi-lit-uh-kee ]
noun
- parthenogenesis in which only females are produced.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of thelytoky1
1890鈥95; < Greek 迟丑脓濒测迟辞办铆补, equivalent to 迟丑锚濒测 ( s ) female + 迟贸办 ( os ) parturition, offspring + -ia -y 3
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During a process called thelytoky, two of the Cape bee鈥檚 daughter cells fuse together to make a single cell with both sets of chromosomes 鈥 just like Thelma the snake, a reticulated python known for her virgin births.
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