noun
- a form of asexual reproduction in which a cell divides to produce multiple offspring simultaneously
Usage: biology
Examples
- The malaria parasite reproduces through schizogony in the host’s red blood cells.
- Schizogony allows certain protozoans to rapidly increase their population.
- During schizogony, the nucleus divides multiple times before the cell splits.
- Scientists studied the schizogony process in laboratory cultures of the parasite.
- The timing of schizogony varies among different species of microorganisms.
- Schizogony is an important reproductive strategy for many single-celled organisms.