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Definition of Apomixis

1. Noun. Any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization.

Definition of Apomixis

1. Noun. (botany) plant reproduction without fertilization ¹

2. Noun. (botany) plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes ¹

3. Noun. (zoology) animal reproduction in which the egg cell did not undergo meiosis or fertilization ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Apomixis

1. a type of reproductive process [n -MIXES]

Medical Definition of Apomixis

1. In general, reproducing without sexual reproduction, often used to denote seed production without a sexual process having been involved. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apomixis

Literary usage of Apomixis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Review of Dipterocarps: Taxonomy, Ecology and Siviculture by Simmathiri Appanah, Jennifer M. Turnbull (1998)
"apomixis apomixis has been reported in several taxa of the family. There is embryological evidence for the existence of multiple embryos originating from a ..."

2. Molecular Markers in Plant Genome Analysis: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"... apomixis apparently can be transmitted by a single chromosome Chromosome-specific markers will provide a sorting pornt for the mapping of this ..."

3. Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge by Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort, Wim Hiemstra (1996)
"apomixis could be applied to obtain seeds from a hybrid plant while retaining the vigour of ... Research on apomixis in crops such as pearl millet, rice, ..."

4. Lost Crops of Africa: Grains edited by F. R. Ruskin (1999)
"This situation is known as apomixis. It is not unusual in wild grasses, ... But their gene for apomixis can be transferred to the pearl millet plant. ..."

5. Inbreeding and Outbreeding: Their Genetic and Sociological Significance by Edward Murray East, Donald Forsha Jones (1919)
"apomixis is a general term for certain reproductive anomalies in plants which are really a return to vegetative reproduction. ..."

6. Seeding Solutions by Crucible II Group, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (2000)
"apomixis offers a means of cloning plants through seed. The progeny are genetically identical to the mother plant. Apomictic seed is genetically uniform ..."

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