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Breeding Systems

 36-Apomixis/agamospermy

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Apomixis — Apomixis is the production of seeds without meiosis and fertilization. The embryo produced is genetically identical to the single parent. The egg cell has the full genetic complement of chromosomes.
Photo taken by K. R. Robertson in a lawn at the University of Illinois.
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