Androgamy
Definition
A specialized type of reproduction or fertilization (found in rare cases in certain plants, insects, or genetically modified organisms) where the zygote nucleus develops exclusively from the genetic material provided by the male gamete, while the female genetic material is structurally eliminated or inactivated.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Androgamy
- Androgenesis
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, structurally singular, tracking standard scientific abstract nomenclature. |
| Formation | Scholarly compound formed from the prefixoid 'andro-' (male) and the suffix '-gamy' (union / fertilization), from ancient Greek 'gamos'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.dɾo.ɡa.ˈmi.e] |
| Source | International Journal of Cytology and Developmental Genetics |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Cercetătorii au indus un proces de androgamie în laborator pentru a obține linii de plante complet homozygote.
EN: The researchers induced a process of androgamy in the laboratory to obtain completely homozygous plant lines.
RO: Această androgamie structurală blochează transmiterea caracterelor ereditare pe linie maternă la specia studiată.
EN: This structural androgamy blocks the transmission of hereditary traits on the maternal line in the studied species.
RO: Analiza moleculară a confirmat că embrionul rezultat prin androgamie conține doar cromozomi de origine paternă.
EN: The molecular analysis confirmed that the embryo resulting from androgamy contains only chromosomes of paternal origin.
Idioms & Phrases
Androgamie indusă / Induced androgamy
RO: Tehnică de inginerie genetică prin care nucleul ovulului este distrus cu radiații înainte de introducerea polenului.
EN: A genetic engineering technique whereby the egg nucleus is destroyed with radiation prior to pollen introduction.
Mecanism de androgamie / Androgamy mechanism
RO: Succesiune de etape biochimice structurale care duc la eliminarea genomului feminin din interiorul oului fecundat.
EN: A sequence of structural biochemical steps leading to the elimination of the female genome from inside the fertilized egg.
Androgamie naturală / Natural androgamy
RO: Fenomen biologic spontan extrem de rar în care ovulul acceptă nucleul spermatic, dar își dezactivează propriul nucleu.
EN: An extremely rare spontaneous biological phenomenon where the egg accepts the sperm nucleus but inactivates its own.
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