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Definition of Apomict
1. Noun. A plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis.
Definition of Apomict
1. an organism produced by apomixis [n -S]
Medical Definition of Apomict
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Apomict
Literary usage of Apomict
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering for Crop Plant Improvement, Bibliography by Robert Warmbrodt (1995)
"... (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) through fertilization of an unreduced egg (2n + n),
using an apomict as the female parent. The primary objective of this research ..."
2. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"Heteropogon contortus is an obligate apomict (Emery and Brown 1957). Normal chromosome
numbers for this species are 2n=60 (Gould 1975). ..."