apomixis

Noun
  1. Any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization (synset 113454900)
    is a type of: agamogenesis, asexual reproduction - reproduction without the fusion of gametes
    subtypes:
    • apogamy - (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization
    • parthenocarpy - (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds
    • parthenogenesis, parthenogeny - process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods

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