How to Use parthenogenesis in a Sentence

parthenogenesis

noun
  • Bubble's isn't the first shark to give birth through parthenogenesis.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • In addition to snakes and lizards, some bird and fish species use parthenogenesis.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
  • But that doesn’t explain why some females go through parthenogenesis but not others.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2021
  • That raises the question of whether parthenogenesis in birds is important in the wild.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021
  • That may explain why parthenogenesis is possible in so many desert and island species.
    — Corryn Wetzel, National Geographic, 25 Aug. 2020
  • In the case of marmorkrebs, its origin and the parthenogenesis seem to be related.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2018
  • In parthenogenesis, the body finds a unique way of filling in for the genes usually provided by sperm.
    — National Geographic, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Despite the fact that there were males aplenty with whom to mate, the female reproduced twice through parthenogenesis.
    — Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2010
  • The process, called parthenogenesis, happens to creatures from honey bees to rattlesnakes.
    — National Geographic, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Only two of the eggs Saphira produced through parthenogenesis were able to develop enough to hatch.
    — Jason Bittel, Washington Post, 30 June 2019
  • Instead, the resulting female was born through a process known as parthenogenesis, when females produce an offspring on their own.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 July 2019
  • This phenomenon, known as parthenogenesis, has been seen in certain insects, fish and reptiles.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Usually, parthenogenesis happens among females when there’s no male mate available.
    — Sara Harrison, Wired, 28 Oct. 2021
  • While parthenogenesis seems to be a losing strategy for zebra sharks, not all asexual offspring suffer the same fate.
    — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2023
  • In Feldheim's mind, there are many open questions on how parthenogenesis in female sharks actually works.
    — Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN, 13 May 2021
  • In February, a new type of crayfish was discovered, born from parthenogenesis.
    — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2018
  • In the Netherlands, five Eagle Rays were born because of parthenogenesis, but none survived.
    — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2018
  • This isn't the first time there has been a virgin birth — also known as parthenogenesis, a birth without fertilization — in the animal kingdom.
    — Dayna Haffenden, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • For this sort of mutagenic work, however, parthenogenesis is an advantage.
    — The Economist, 23 Jan. 2021
  • Scientists call this parthenogenesis (pronounced par-thuh-noh-JEN-uh-sis).
    — Jason Bittel, Washington Post, 30 June 2019
  • Though parthenogenesis has been seen before, Charlotte’s specific species, the round stingray, has never been reported to give birth this way.
    — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The snake was likely born through parthenogenesis, in which one – or multiple – eggs mature without fertilization.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The snake was likely born through parthenogenesis, in which one — or multiple — eggs mature without fertilization.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Suppose a chance mutation in a species granted a random female the ability to reproduce all on her own, through parthenogenesis.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • For parthenogenesis to happen, a chain of cellular events must successfully unfold.
    — Mercedes Burns, CNN, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The zoo said parthenogenesis has only been documented in a handful of reptile species worldwide, making this birth even more remarkable.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Once more research was done in other reptile species on parthenogenesis, the team decided to incubate her eggs in 2015.
    — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 7 June 2019
  • Someone sent him a python that was born via parthenogenesis and her daughter, who was also born by parthenogenesis — first- and second-generation parthenogens.
    — Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 12 June 2024
  • California condors can live to about 60 years, and Ryder says parthenogenesis itself could have led to the parthenotes' early demise.
    — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The condors' birthing process is known as as parthenogenesis, when an embryo not fertilized by sperm continues to develop with just the mother's genetic code.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2021

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