apomixis
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English
Etymology
From German Apomixis, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (apó, “away (from)”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”).
Noun
apomixis (countable and uncountable, plural apomixes)
- (botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.
- (botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
- (zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.
Translations
plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes
animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization
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See also
References
Hans Winkler, Über Parthenogenesis und Apogamie im Pflanzenreich, 1908