apomict

American

[ap-uh-mikt] / ˈæp ə mɪkt /

noun

Biology.

an organism produced by apomixis.

apomict British

/ ˈæpəˌmɪkt /

noun

an organism, esp a plant, produced by apomixis

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Etymology

Origin of apomict

1935–40; back formation from apomictic, equivalent to apo- + Greek mikt ( os ) mixed + -ic

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In 2015, Ozias-Akins and her colleagues identified the function of one of them in a natural apomict, the grass Pennisetum squamulatum.

From Science Magazine • May 17, 2023

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