Parthenogenesis is the process where an egg develops into an organism without fertilization. It is a form of asexual reproduction observed in some plants and animals.
- Asexual reproduction includes various modes, but parthenogenesis is specific to egg development without fertilization.
- Apomixis is a similar process but refers to seed formation without fertilization.
- Apocarpy refers to separate carpels in flowers, unrelated to reproduction.