thelytoky

[ thi-lit-uh-kee ]

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noun

parthenogenesis in which only females are produced.

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Word History and Origins

1890–95; < Greek �ٳ�ŧ��ٴǰ�í��, equivalent to �ٳ�ê�� ( s ) female + ��ó�� ( os ) parturition, offspring + -ia -y ³

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During a process called thelytoky, two of the Cape bee’s daughter cells fuse together to make a single cell with both sets of chromosomes — just like Thelma the snake, a reticulated python known for her virgin births.

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