merogony


Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia.
Related to merogony: endodyogeny

merogony

[mə′räj·ə·nē]
(embryology)
The normal or abnormal development of a part of an egg following cutting, shaking, or centrifugation of the egg before or after fertilization.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Haploid and diploid merogony. The American Naturalist.
Androgenesis revisited
Once these merozoites penetrate new cells, they undergo merogony to form additional meronts.
Chapter 6 Parasitic zoonoses
In these cells, the parasites undergo asexual multiplication (schizogony or merogony) and then sexual multiplication (gametogony) producing microgamonts (male) and macrogamonts (female).
Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium spp.)--A CDC Review

Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?