单词 | automixis |
释义 | > as lemmasautomixis automixis n. Brit. /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈmɪksɪs/ , U.S. /ˌɔdoʊˈmɪksᵻs/ , /ˌɑdoʊˈmɪksᵻs/ [after German Automixis (M. Hartmann 1909, in Arch. f. Protistenkunde 14 267)] Biology the fusion of (typically haploid) nuclei or gametes derived from the same individual; self-fertilization; cf. amphimixis n. at amphi- prefix .ΚΠ 1909 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 47 283 After discussing several instances of automixis in the Protozoa and in the Algæ and Fungi, the author concludes that all the different processes of self-fertilization are to be regarded as reduced and not as primitive processes. 1939 Genetica 21 188 Automixis occurs between the egg-nucleus and the second polocyte. 2004 J. H. Gillespie Population Genetics (ed. 2) vii. 169 In forms of parthenogenesis where meiosis is involved, like automixis, offspring are not identical to their parent and are usually inbred. < as lemmas |
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