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apomixis

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If I understand this correctly, asexual reproduction in plants is called apomixis[0] and the dandelions and blackberries have been doing it for millions of years. In animals it is called parthenogenesis and happens in lizards, snakes, birds and sharks[1].

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any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization

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noun

any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization

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noun

any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization

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If I understand this correctly, asexual reproduction in plants is called apomixis[0] and the dandelions and blackberries have been doing it for millions of years. In animals it is called parthenogenesis and happens in lizards, snakes, birds and sharks[1].

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How do you use apomixis in a sentence?

If I understand this correctly, asexual reproduction in plants is called apomixis[0] and the dandelions and blackberries have been doing it for millions of years. In animals it is called parthenogenesis and happens in lizards, snakes, birds and sharks[1].

What does apomixis mean?

any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization

What part of speech is apomixis?

apomixis is commonly used as noun.