zygogeneticadjective
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Where does the adjective zygogenetic come from?
Earliest known use
1950s
The earliest known use of the adjective zygogenetic is in the 1950s.
OED's earliest evidence for zygogenetic is from 1950, in Adv. Genetics.
How is the adjective zygogenetic pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Nearby entries
- zygnomic, adj.1926–
- zygo-, comb. form
- zygobranchiate, adj.1883–
- zygocactus, n.1950–
- zygocardiac, adj.1877–
- zygodactyl, adj. & n.1831–
- zygodactylic, adj.1835–
- zygodactylous, adj.1828–
- zygodont, adj.1888–
- zygogenesis, n.1950–
- zygogenetic, adj.1950–
- zygology, n.1970–
- zygoma, n.1684–
- zygomatic, adj. & n.1712–
- zygomatico-, comb. form
- zygomato-, comb. form
- zygomere, n.1966–
- zygomorphic, adj.1875–
- zygomorphism, n.1875–
- zygomorphous, adj.1879–
- Zygomycetes, n.1887–
Meaning & use
- 1950–See zygo- comb. form .
- 1950
In other parthenogenetic animals both parthenogenetic and zygogenetic reproduction are present.
Adv. Genetics vol. 3 198 - 1978
Artemia hemoglobins: genetic variation in parthenogenetic and zygogenetic populations.
Biological Bulletin vol. 155 273 (heading)
the world life biology biological processes procreation or reproduction types of reproduction [adjectives] others- gemmiparous1793–Of organisms: Producing new individuals by gemmation.
- gemmiferous1804–Producing a gemma or bud; producing offspring by gemmation.
- self-reproductive1814–Of or relating to self-reproduction.
- agamic1816–Lacking sexual organs; produced or carried out asexually; = agamous, adj. Formerly also: †(of a plant) belonging to the former taxonomic division C…
- zoogenic1842–Of or relating to zoogeny. Now historical and rare.
- virgin1849–Denoting the process of parthenogenesis, as in virgin generation, virgin reproduction, etc.
- virgin-born1857–That is produced by parthenogenesis.
- agamogenetic1858–Of or relating to asexual reproduction; reproducing asexually.
- autogenetic1859–Of, relating to, or involving autogenesis or self-generation. Cf. autogeny, n. 1.
- parthenogenetic1860–Biology. Relating to, characterized by, or of the nature of parthenogenesis; resulting from parthenogenesis. Also figurative.
- parthenogenous1869–= parthenogenetic, adj. 1.
- unsexual1873–1907Biology. Without sexual organs or function; not involving or engaging in sexual reproduction; = asexual, adj. A.1. Obsolete. rare.
- monogenous1874–84Biology. Of asexual reproduction: vegetative. Obsolete. rare.
- monogonic1876–94Of reproduction in non-sexual organisms or stages: asexual, vegetative. Cf. monogenic, adj.¹ 3a.
- monogonous1876= monogonic, adj.
- arrenotokous1877–(See quot. 1877.)
- gemmative1877–Concerned with the production of offspring by gemmation.
- thelytokous1877–Producing only female offspring, as the parthenogenetic females of some species: opposed to arrenotokous.
- parthenogenic1878–= parthenogenetic, adj. 1.
- heteroblastic1888–a. Arising from cells of a different kind; opposed to homoblastic; b. Botany (characterized by) having a marked difference between the immature and…
- blastogenic1889–Of or pertaining to blastogenesis; pertaining to origin from, or that originates in, the germ-cell or germ-plasm.
- isogamous1889–Characterized by isogamy.
- paedogenetic1889–Relating to or characterized by (parthenogenetic) reproduction occurring in a larval or immature form. Cf. paedogenesis, n. 1.
- monogenic1890–Biology. Of, relating to, or characterized by vegetative reproduction (cf. monogenesis, n. 2). Cf. monogonic, adj. rare.
- anisogamous1891–Characterized by anisogamy, n.
- monogenetic1900Biology. Of reproduction: asexual, vegetative. Obsolete. rare.
- paedogamous1912–Relating to, involving, or of the nature of paedogamy.
- apomictic1913–Pertaining to or produced by apomixis; reproducing without sexual fusion.
- ameiotic1917–Designating asexual reproduction, spec. parthenogenesis, from diploid gametes produced by ameiosis. Cf. apomictic, adj.
- cytogamous1918–Undergoing or produced by cytogamy.
- ectogenetic1923–
- amictic1925–Biology. Relating to, undergoing, or resulting from a mode of asexual reproduction occurring in some rotifers, in which a female produces…
- pseudogamous1932–Reproducing by or involving pseudogamy.
- agamospermous1933–Characterized by asexual reproduction in which seeds are produced from unfertilized ovules; exhibiting agamospermy.
- impaternate1934–Produced parthenogenetically by a female without fecundation by a male.
- subsexual1937–Genetics. Of or relating to any of several forms of apomixis in plants in which the progeny are genetically different from the parent despite the…
- mictic1950–Originally: designating females (of various species) that are capable of sexual reproduction (i.e. that are not obligately parthenogenetic). Later…
- somatogamous1950–
- zygogenetic1950–
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot