zygogenetic, adj.

zygogenetic
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First published 1986; not fully revised

# zygogeneticadjective

## Factsheet

### 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

/ˌzʌɪɡə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtɪk/
zigh-goh-juh-NET-ik
/ˌzɪɡə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtɪk/
zig-oh-juh-NET-ik

#### U.S. English

/ˌzaɪɡədʒəˈnɛdɪk/
zigh-guh-juh-NED-ik
/ˌzɪɡədʒəˈnɛdɪk/
zig-uh-juh-NED-ik

### Nearby entries

1. zygnomic, adj. 1926–
2. zygo-, comb. form
3. zygobranchiate, adj. 1883–
4. zygocactus, n. 1950–
5. zygocardiac, adj. 1877–
6. zygodactyl, adj. & n. 1831–
7. zygodactylic, adj. 1835–
8. zygodactylous, adj. 1828–
9. zygodont, adj. 1888–
10. zygogenesis, n. 1950–
11. zygogenetic, adj.1950–
12. zygology, n. 1970–
13. zygoma, n. 1684–
14. zygomatic, adj. & n. 1712–
15. zygomatico-, comb. form
16. zygomato-, comb. form
17. zygomere, n. 1966–
18. zygomorphic, adj. 1875–
19. zygomorphism, n. 1875–
20. zygomorphous, adj. 1879–
21. Zygomycetes, n. 1887–

## Meaning & use

1. 1950–
   See zygo- comb. form .
   1. 1950

      > In other parthenogenetic animals both parthenogenetic and zygogenetic reproduction are present.

      Adv. Genetics vol. 3 198
   2. 1978

      > Artemia hemoglobins: genetic variation in parthenogenetic and zygogenetic populations.

      Biological Bulletin vol. 155 273 (heading)
   physiology
   1. gemmiparous 1793–
      Of organisms: Producing new individuals by gemmation.
   2. gemmiferous 1804–
      Producing a gemma or bud; producing offspring by gemmation.
   3. self-reproductive 1814–
      Of or relating to self-reproduction.
   4. agamic 1816–
      Lacking sexual organs; produced or carried out asexually; = agamous, adj. Formerly also: †(of a plant) belonging to the former taxonomic division C…
   5. zoogenic 1842–
      Of or relating to zoogeny. Now historical and rare.
   6. virgin 1849–
      Denoting the process of parthenogenesis, as in virgin generation, virgin reproduction, etc.
   7. virgin-born 1857–
      That is produced by parthenogenesis.
   8. agamogenetic 1858–
      Of or relating to asexual reproduction; reproducing asexually.
   9. autogenetic 1859–
      Of, relating to, or involving autogenesis or self-generation. Cf. autogeny, n. 1.
   10. parthenogenetic 1860–
       Biology. Relating to, characterized by, or of the nature of parthenogenesis; resulting from parthenogenesis. Also figurative.
   11. parthenogenous 1869–
       = parthenogenetic, adj. 1.
   12. unsexual 1873–1907
       Biology. Without sexual organs or function; not involving or engaging in sexual reproduction; = asexual, adj. A.1. Obsolete. rare.
   13. monogenous 1874–84
       Biology. Of asexual reproduction: vegetative. Obsolete. rare.
   14. monogonic 1876–94
       Of reproduction in non-sexual organisms or stages: asexual, vegetative. Cf. monogenic, adj.¹ 3a.
   15. monogonous 1876
       = monogonic, adj.
   16. arrenotokous 1877–
       (See quot. 1877.)
   17. gemmative 1877–
       Concerned with the production of offspring by gemmation.
   18. thelytokous 1877–
       Producing only female offspring, as the parthenogenetic females of some species: opposed to arrenotokous.
   19. parthenogenic 1878–
       = parthenogenetic, adj. 1.
   20. heteroblastic 1888–
       a. Arising from cells of a different kind; opposed to homoblastic; b. Botany (characterized by) having a marked difference between the immature and…
   21. blastogenic 1889–
       Of or pertaining to blastogenesis; pertaining to origin from, or that originates in, the germ-cell or germ-plasm.
   22. isogamous 1889–
       Characterized by isogamy.
   23. paedogenetic 1889–
       Relating to or characterized by (parthenogenetic) reproduction occurring in a larval or immature form. Cf. paedogenesis, n. 1.
   24. monogenic 1890–
       Biology. Of, relating to, or characterized by vegetative reproduction (cf. monogenesis, n. 2). Cf. monogonic, adj. rare.
   25. anisogamous 1891–
       Characterized by anisogamy, n.
   26. monogenetic 1900
       Biology. Of reproduction: asexual, vegetative. Obsolete. rare.
   27. paedogamous 1912–
       Relating to, involving, or of the nature of paedogamy.
   28. apomictic 1913–
       Pertaining to or produced by apomixis; reproducing without sexual fusion.
   29. ameiotic 1917–
       Designating asexual reproduction, spec. parthenogenesis, from diploid gametes produced by ameiosis. Cf. apomictic, adj.
   30. cytogamous 1918–
       Undergoing or produced by cytogamy.
   31. ectogenetic 1923–
   32. amictic 1925–
       Biology. Relating to, undergoing, or resulting from a mode of asexual reproduction occurring in some rotifers, in which a female produces…
   33. pseudogamous 1932–
       Reproducing by or involving pseudogamy.
   34. agamospermous 1933–
       Characterized by asexual reproduction in which seeds are produced from unfertilized ovules; exhibiting agamospermy.
   35. impaternate 1934–
       Produced parthenogenetically by a female without fecundation by a male.
   36. subsexual 1937–
       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…
   37. mictic 1950–
       Originally: designating females (of various species) that are capable of sexual reproduction (i.e. that are not obligately parthenogenetic). Later…
   38. somatogamous 1950–
   39. zygogenetic 1950–
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzʌɪɡə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtɪk/
zigh-goh-juh-NET-ik
/ˌzɪɡə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtɪk/
zig-oh-juh-NET-ik

### U.S. English

/ˌzaɪɡədʒəˈnɛdɪk/
zigh-guh-juh-NED-ik
/ˌzɪɡədʒəˈnɛdɪk/
zig-uh-juh-NED-ik
/ˌzaɪɡoʊdʒəˈnɛdɪk/
zigh-goh-juh-NED-ik
/ˌzɪɡoʊdʒəˈnɛdɪk/
zig-oh-juh-NED-ik

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##### 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 /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### 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.

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##### 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 /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### 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.

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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

Originally published as part of the entry for zygo-, comb. form

zygo-, comb. form was first published in 1921; not fully revised.