Relating to or practicing apomixis; reproducing asexually without genetic recombination from another organism.
From 'apomixis' (Greek 'apo-' away + 'mixis' mixing) + '-ic' suffix. Describes organisms that skip sexual reproduction entirely.
Apomictic dandelions are a perfect example—they don't need pollen from another plant, so a single dandelion can colonize an entire lawn with genetically identical clones!
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