apomixis

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noun

Plant reproduction without fertilization.
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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Synonyms

gametophytic facultative apomixy apomyxis apogamy parthenocarpy apomict pseudogamy agynary self-fertilization apospory amphicarpy carpophyte agamospermy anemogamy hydroautogamy

Associated

polyploid parthenogenesis asexual clonal fertilization vegetative pollination embryo reproduction embryos flowering genetically

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