"' Apogamy "'is a related term that has had various meanings over time.
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Apogamy, or the ability to reproduce non-sexually, is common among rock ferns in the Pteridaceae.
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This has been hypothesized to occur by apogamy, yielding triploid spores and gametophytes which then grow directly into a new generation of triploid sporophytes.
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Her doctorate research focused on the reproduction and cell biology of ferns, particularly the phenomenon of apogamy ( formation of an embryo without fertilization ) ( Allen, 1914 ).
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Some individuals of this species are diploid and reproduce sexually, while some are triploid or tetraploid and reproduce by apogamy ( growth of a plant from a gamete without fertilization ).
परिभाषा
(botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization