Apogamy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Botany, Mycology.
  1. the asexual development of a sporophyte from a cell or cells of the gametophyte other than the egg.
noun
  1. a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes
  2. the development of a diploid cell in the embryo sac of flowering plants into an embryo without being fertilized
Apogamy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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