Meaning Of The Word Apogamy

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Apogamy Meaning

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apogamy in American English
the development of a plant without the union of gametes; development of a sporophyte from a gametophyte without fertilization
noun: the asexual development of a sporophyte from a cell or cells of the gametophyte other than the egg

apogamy in British English
noun: a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes

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