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Descriptor English: Apomixis
Descriptor Spanish: Apomixis
Descriptor apomixis
Scope note: Reproducción asexual que da lugar a la formación de semillas viables de FLORES sin fertilización (es decir, uso de POLEN). Las plantas progenie producidas a partir de semillas apomícticas son clones perfectos del progenitor.
Descriptor Portuguese: Apomixia
Descriptor French: Apomixie
Entry term(s): Apomixis, Male
Male Apomixis
Tree number(s): G08.686.784.830.500.500
G15.547.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D060832
Scope note: Asexual reproduction resulting in the formation of viable seeds from FLOWERS without fertlization (i.e. use of POLLEN). Progeny plants produced from apomictic seeds are perfect clones of the parent.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Reproduction, Asexual (1963-2011)
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
DeCS ID: 54812
Unique ID: D060832
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Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/07/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/02
Apomixis - Preferred
Concept UI M0555612
Scope note Asexual reproduction resulting in the formation of viable seeds from FLOWERS without fertlization (i.e. use of POLLEN). Progeny plants produced from apomictic seeds are perfect clones of the parent.
Preferred term Apomixis
Male Apomixis - Narrower
Concept UI M0555614
Scope note A rare form of apomixis in which only pollen (i.e. male gamete) is required to produce viable seeds.
Preferred term Male Apomixis
Entry term(s) Apomixis, Male



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