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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. plant physiology
  4. plant reproduction
  5. apomixis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. botany
  3. plant biology
  4. plant physiology
  5. plant reproduction
  6. apomixis
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. botany
  3. plant biology
  4. plant physiology
  5. plant reproduction
  6. apomixis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. reproduction
  4. plant reproduction
  5. apomixis

Preferred term

apomixis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Biological reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or production of gametes, resulting in seeds that are genetically identical to the parent plant.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • agamospermy
  • apogamy
  • apospory
  • pseudogamy

In other languages

  • apomixis

    Spanish

  • agamospermia
  • apogamia
  • aposporia
  • pseudogamia
  • seudogamia

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4955

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