parthenogenesis. Development of an egg without fertilization.
pathogen. A disease-causing organism.
peduncle. The stem of an individual flower or fruit.
Asexual reproduction, as by budding, cell division, or parthenogenesis.
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The males, called drones, are reared from unfertilized eggs because of a phenomenon known as parthenogenesis. Caste determination in the two female castes is not genetic since a queen or worker can be reared from any egg or young developing larva.
 See also: Produce, Asexual, Division, Water, Grow
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