nonreproductive
adjective
(alsonon-reproductive)uk/ˌnɒn.riː.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːn.riː.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/notinvolvedin orrelatingtoreproduction(= theprocessofproducingyounganimalsorplants):
The non-reproductivefemalesoftenhelpindividualswho arebreeding.
Oysters have a non-reproductiveperiodbetween May andSeptember.
Opposite
reproductive
- Pregnantfemalesare morelikelyto beaffectedthan nonreproductivefemales.
- In theexperiment, thescientistsusedcellsfrom nonreproductivepartsof the mouse'sbody.
- Theyremovedthenucleusfom theeggcellandreplacedit with theDNAfrom a non-reproductivecell.
- Thetreatmentincreasedhormonelevelsin non-reproductivefemales.
Animal reproduction
- androgen
- anti-oestrogen
- asexuality
- asexually
- barrenness
- calf
- embryology
- fertility
- fertilize
- fetal
- infertile
- procreative
- propagation
- rebreed
- remate
- repopulate
- reproductive
- semen
- spawning ground
- sterility