What does the process known as parthenogenesis mean?”
Parthenogenesis is an asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos occurs without fertilization by a male. Parthenogenesis is derived from the Greek words for ‘virgin birth’. In modern biology, it refers to a form of reproduction in which an ovum develops into a new individual without having been fertilized. Parthenogenesis occurs naturally in some invertebrate animal species (e.g.
