apomixis
noun
apo·mix·is ˌa-pə-ˈmik-səs 
plural apomixes ˌa-pə-ˈmik-ˌsēz
: reproduction (such as apogamy or parthenogenesis) involving specialized generative tissues but not dependent on fertilization
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web National Geographic explained that the forms of parthenogenesis include automixis and apomixis. 
Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2021 In apomixis, reproductive cells replicate using mitosis, forming genetically identical offspring. Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2021
Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2021 In apomixis, reproductive cells replicate using mitosis, forming genetically identical offspring. Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2021 Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from apo- + Greek mixis act of mixing, from mignynai
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
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