Grade 1010 grade science

what is meant by apomixis?...............................................................

RISHIKA

6 Years agoGrade 10

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MANOJ KHICHAR

Approved Tutor Answer6 Years ago

In botany, apomixis was defined by Hans Winkler as replacement of the normal sexual reproduction by asexual reproduction, without fertilization. Its etymology is Greek for "away from" + "mixing". This definition notably does not mention meiosis.

RISHIKA

6 Years ago

Apomixis is an asexual reproduction that occurs without fertilization and not involving meiosis. One example of apomixis is the apomictic parthenogenesis. It its one in which the egg cell is produced through mitosis. It then develops directly into an embryo without the prior fertilization.