kleptogenesis
Meanings
noun
- Reproduction by a unisexual species using sperm 'stolen' by mating with members of a related bisexual species.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “steal”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation, generation”).
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