agamic

/ə'gæmik/ Cách viết khác : (agamous) /'ægəməs/

Thân thiện

A single-celled organism reproduces agamically by dividing in two.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • (Biology) Asexual, not involving the fusion of male and female gametes: Describes a mode of reproduction where offspring are produced from a single parent without the union of sex cells (gametes).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Many plants, like ferns, can reproduce through agamic means such as spores.
  • The agamic reproduction of some insects ensures rapid population growth.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Biological Context: The term is primarily used in formal biological and botanical texts to describe non-sexual reproductive processes.
  • The study focused on the agamic cycles of certain parasitic wasps.

Variants and Related Words

• Agamous (adj): A less common variant with the same meaning.
  • Agamous reproduction is common in many lower plants.
• Agamogenesis (n): The process of asexual reproduction.
  • Agamogenesis results in genetically identical offspring.

Synonyms

• Asexual: Reproducing without the fusion of gametes.
• Parthenogenetic: A specific type of asexual reproduction where an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual.

Antonyms

• Sexual: Involving the fusion of male and female gametes.
• Amphigonic: Relating to reproduction by the union of male and female gametes.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction

Từ đồng nghĩa

• agamous
• agamogenetic
• apomictic
• parthenogenetic