Meanings
- not comparablebiologyOf, pertaining to, or characterised by apomixis.
I have found no definite reports of apomictic turbellarians, although the stenostomid Rhynchoscolex is said neither to reproduce by fission (but see Pennak, 1978) nor to possess a male system (Sterrer and Rieger, 1974).
1982, Graham Bell, The Masterpiece of Nature: The Evolution and Genetics of Sexuality2 more examples
Successful breeding of apomictic species is a relatively recent achievement and thus far only a few artificially bred cultivars of any apomictic crop have been released. For many years the only source of cultivars of apomictic species was selection and increase of the best natural apomictic ecotypes.
1990, E. C. Bashaw, Wayne W. Hanna, “5: Apomictic reproduction”, in Geoffrey Peter Chapman, editor, Reproductive Versatility in the Grasses, Cambridge University Press, page 1152001, Julien Berthaud, Chapter 2: Apomixis and the Management of Genetic Diversity, Yves Savidan, John G. Carman, Thomas Dresselhaus (editors), The Flowering of Apomixis: From Mechanisms to Genetic Engineering, CIMMYT, page 20, The first generation hybrid between teosinte (sexual, aa) and apomictic maize (AA) would be apomictic (Aa), and BC₁ plants with teosinte as female would produce Aa (apomictic) and aa (sexual) progeny.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis
adjective(of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction
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Translations
French apomictique
- apomictiqueof or pertaining to apomixis
Italian apomictico
- apomicticoof or pertaining to apomixis
Portuguese apomíctico, apomítico
- apomícticoof or pertaining to apomixis
- apomíticoof or pertaining to apomixis
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