apogamy

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Noun apogamy has 1 sense

apogamy - (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization
--₁ is a kind of apomixis

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Apogamy

Definition:

Apogamy is a biological term referring to the development of an organism without sexual reproduction, typically resulting in the formation of a viable individual without fertilization.

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Noun:

The occurrence of apogamy in plants can lead to the formation of new individuals from somatic cells without the need for gametes.

Verb:

In certain rare cases, some reptiles are capable of apogamy, reproducing independently of a mate.

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