apomixis

English

Etymology

From German Apomixis, from apo- +‎ mixis.

Noun

apomixis (countable and uncountable, plural apomixes)

  1. (botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.
  2. (botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
  3. (zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.

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References

Hans Winkler, Über Parthenogenesis und Apogamie im Pflanzenreich, 1908

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