Definition of amphimixis in English:
amphimixis
nounˌamfɪˈmɪksɪsˌamfəˈmiksis
mass nounBotany Sexual reproduction involving the fusion of two different gametes to form a zygote.
Often contrasted with apomixis
Example sentencesExamples
- When I speak of sexual reproduction in this essay, I mean anisogamous amphimixis.
- Facultative amphimixis is the equivalent of the mechanism described under meiotic parthenogenesis.
- ‘Fertilization is an amphimixis,’ he exclaimed, ‘a mixing or fusing of the properties of the two parental generators.’
- Our findings indicate that in general haplodiploidy and automixis should be more successful than amphimixis or apomixis.
- A great diversity of reproductive mechanisms occur among nematodes, including amphimixis, automictic hermaphroditisim, and parthenogenesis.
Derivatives
adjective
Botany Comparative investigation on spindle behavior and MPF activity changes during oocyte maturation between genogenetic and amphimictic crucian carp.
Example sentencesExamples
- The results of analysis of the amphimictic progenies confirmed the proposed earlier hypothesis that the development of black patches in koi is controlled by one dominant gene.
- The Catipes group has amphimictic diploids and tetraploids and derived from them are all of the polyploid agamic complexes in the genus.
- Levels of apomictic and amphimictic seed formation in a natural population of Coprosma robusta in Riccarton Bush, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also, the species' integrality means not only amphimictic reproduction; it is much more complex process.
Origin
Late 19th century: from amphi- + Greek mixis 'mingling'.