noun
- An organism that reproduces by apomixis, a form of asexual reproduction that does not involve meiosis or fertilization.
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- Many plants in the Asteraceae family are apomicts that produce seeds without sexual reproduction.
- The dandelion is a well-known apomict that can spread rapidly through asexual seed production.
- Researchers study apomicts to understand alternative reproductive strategies in plants.
- Some apomicts maintain genetic identity across generations because they bypass sexual recombination.