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Gametophytic apomixis

Definition
noun
A form of apomixis where the embryo arises from an unfertilized egg within a diploid embryo sac formed without completing meiosis.
Supplement
Apomixis in flowering plants exists in two forms:

See also: asexual reproduction, meiosis


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