androdioecy
Sign in to saveAndrodioecy is a reproductive system characterized by the coexistence of males and hermaphrodites. Androdioecy is rare in comparison with the other major reproductive systems: dioecy, gynodioecy and hermaphroditism. In animals, androdioecy has been considered a stepping stone in the transition from dioecy to hermaphroditism, and vice versa.
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- Evolution of androdioecy
- Androdioecy with dioecious ancestry
- Androdioecy with hermaphroditic ancestry
- Types of androdioecy
- Androdioecious species
- [[Anthozoa]] (Corals)
- [[nematode|Nematoda]] (Roundworms)
- [[Nemertea]] (Ribbon worms)
- [[Arthropoda]]
- [[Annelida]] (Ringed worms)
- [[Chordata]]
- [[Flowering plant|Angiosperms]] (Flowering plants)
- See also
- References
- External links
Androdioecy is a reproductive system characterized by the coexistence of males and hermaphrodites. Androdioecy is rare in comparison with the other major reproductive systems: dioecy, gynodioecy and hermaphroditism. In animals, androdioecy has been considered a stepping stone in the transition from dioecy to hermaphroditism, and vice versa.
Androdioecy, trioecy and gynodioecy are sometimes referred to as a mixed mating systems. Androdioecy is a dimorphic sexual system in plants comparable with gynodioecy and dioecy.
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