apomixis
Sign in to savethumb|right|Vegetative apomixis in Poa bulbosa; [[bulbils form instead of flowers]] In botany, apomixis is asexual development of seed or embryo without fertilization.
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- Evolution
- Apogamy and apospory in non-flowering plants
- In flowering plants (angiosperms)
- Types in flowering plants
- Types of gametophytic apomixis
- Incidence in flowering plants
- Related terms
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|Vegetative apomixis in Poa bulbosa; [[bulbils form instead of flowers]] In botany, apomixis is asexual development of seed or embryo without fertilization.
Apomictically produced offspring are genetically identical to the parent plant, except in nonrecurrent apomixis. Its etymology is Greek for "away from" + "mixing".