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Meaning of apomictic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Of, pertaining to, or characterised by apomixis.

Equivalents

Français apomictique

Examples

“I have found no definite reports of apomictic turbellarians, although the stenostomid Rhynchoscolex is said neither to reproduce by fission (but see Pennak, 1978) nor to possess a male system (Sterrer and Rieger, 1974).”
“Successful breeding of apomictic species is a relatively recent achievement and thus far only a few artificially bred cultivars of any apomictic crop have been released. For many years the only source of cultivars of apomictic species was selection and increase of the best natural apomictic ecotypes.”
“2001, Julien Berthaud, Chapter 2: Apomixis and the Management of Genetic Diversity, Yves Savidan, John G. Carman, Thomas Dresselhaus (editors), The Flowering of Apomixis: From Mechanisms to Genetic Engineering, CIMMYT, page 20, The first generation hybrid between teosinte (sexual, aa) and apomictic maize (AA) would be apomictic (Aa), and BC₁ plants with teosinte as female would produce Aa (apomictic) and aa (sexual) progeny.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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