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arrhenotoky (s) (noun) (no pl)
The parthenogenetic production of male offspring: Arrhenotoky has the same meaning as haploidiploidy, for example when haploid males are produced from unfertilized eggs in insects having such a haplodiploid sex-determination structure.
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arrhenotoky (s) (noun) (no pl)
The production of male ants from unfertilized eggs: A parthenogenetic female can produce such arrhenotoky, in which only male offspring, and not female offspring, are created.
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