apomixis

/ˈæpəˌmɪksɪs/

Definitions of apomixis

1. noun

   any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization
   types:

   apogamy

   (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization

   parthenocarpy

   (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds

   parthenogenesis, parthenogeny

   process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods

   androgenesis, androgeny

   male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization

   gynogenesis

   female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus

   type of:

   agamogenesis, asexual reproduction

   reproduction without the fusion of gametes