automixis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

auto- +‎ Ancient Greek μίξις (míxis, “mixing, i.e. fertilization”).

Noun[edit]

automixis (uncountable)

  1. (biology) A form of parthenogenesis in which two haploid gametes from the same meiosis combine

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