"arrhenogeny" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} arrhenogeny (uncountable)
  1. (zoology, reproduction) The production of only male offspring. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Zoology Hypernyms: monogeny Derived forms: arrhenogenous
    Sense id: en-arrhenogeny-en-noun-f5J5TKmi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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          "ref": "1982, Graham Bell, The Masterpiece of Nature :: The Evolution and Genetics of Sexuality, page 441",
          "text": "If monogeny is determined exclusively by a cytoplasmic factor, then it is easy to see that the factor will either die out (if it causes arrhenogeny) or will become fixed and thereby sterilize the population (if it causes thelygeny).",
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          "ref": "1994, International Journal on Endocytobiosis and Cell Research, page 222",
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