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The term parthenogenesis was coined by
The term parthenogenesis was coined by
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The correct option is D Owen
The term parthenogenesis was coined by Richard Owen in 1849. He defined it as a method of creating individual by single ovum. It is the development of an embryo from an unfertilised egg or if a spermatozoa does penetrate the egg, there is no union of male and female pronuclei. It is a mode of asexual reproduction. On the basis of division, it is of two types apomictic parthenogenesis and automictic parthenogenesis.So, the correct answer is option D.
The term parthenogenesis was coined by Richard Owen in 1849. He defined it as a method of creating individual by single ovum. It is the development of an embryo from an unfertilised egg or if a spermatozoa does penetrate the egg, there is no union of male and female pronuclei. It is a mode of asexual reproduction. On the basis of division, it is of two types apomictic parthenogenesis and automictic parthenogenesis.
So, the correct answer is option D.
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