apomixis
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