apomixis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Apomixis, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (apó, “away (from)”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”).
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
Hans Winkler, Über Parthenogenesis und Apogamie im Pflanzenreich, 1908