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  • adjective Of or pertaining to apomixis

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  • adjective (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction
  • adjective of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis

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Examples

  • These forms, known as apomictic types, are on the verge of being perfected.

    6. Pearl Millet: Commercial Types 1996

  • He assumed that these were maize plants crossed with apomictic wild grass from Novosibirsk.

    Day of the Dandelion Peter Pringle 2007

  • “In addition, she may have the DNA sequences from the backcrossed plants—the full kit that would allow her to apply for a patent claiming to have invented apomictic crops, and not just maize.”

    Day of the Dandelion Peter Pringle 2007

  • Breeding crop plants resistant to such plagues would be much quicker, and cheaper, once the apomictic supergene has been identified.

    Day of the Dandelion Peter Pringle 2007

  • DNA primers for use in assaying maize/Tripsacum hybrids for apomictic reproduction behavior are provided.

    Day of the Dandelion Peter Pringle 2007

  • Had the professor successfully bred an economically viable apomictic maize plant?

    Day of the Dandelion Peter Pringle 2007

  • Most apomictic species are pseudogamous, meaning that pollen is necessary for fertilization of the central nucleus in order to develop endosperm.

    Dandelions, acquired characteristics, and creationism - The Panda's Thumb 2007

  • In addition, we have used SCAM to locate the apomictic genes on the relevant Tripsacum chromosome, using backcrossed chromosomes as indicators.

    Day of the Dandelion Peter Pringle 2007

  • But that meant the seeds stolen by the museum intruders included one set of corn kernels crossed with apomictic grasses from Novosibirsk, and then tobacco seeds from Brazil.

    Day of the Dandelion Peter Pringle 2007

  • The F1 generation has proved to be vigorously apomictic.

    Day of the Dandelion Peter Pringle 2007

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