is a mode of*reproduction*by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only; it does not involve the fusion of gametes and almost never changes the number of chromosomes
Parthenogenesis
is a form of*asexual reproduction*in which growth and development of*embryos*occur without*fertilization. Inanimals, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized*egg cell*and is a component process of*apomixis.