Apomixis
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000472
Biological reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or production of gametes, resulting in seeds that are genetically identical to the parent plant.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000472 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| Synonyms | agamospermy; apogamy; apospory; pseudogamy |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Plant reproduction; Parthenogenesis |
| Translations | Spanish: apomixis |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000472",
"term": "Apomixis",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Biological reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or production of gametes, resulting in seeds that are genetically identical to the parent plant.",
"synonyms": [
"agamospermy",
"apogamy",
"apospory",
"pseudogamy"
],
"subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
"see_also": [
"plant reproduction",
"parthenogenesis"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "apomixis"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/apomixis/"
}
Record 468 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.