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  • adjective Of or pertaining to automixis

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Examples

  • In this paper we analyzed the IGS-ETS of the automictic parthenogen Bacillus atticus and the bisexual B. grandii, two closely related stick-insect species.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Valerio Scali and Marco Passamonti Andrea Ricci 2008

  • The scientists said their findings offer "intriguing questions" about how frequently automictic parthenogenesis occurs in the wild.

    JustNews.com - Local News 2008

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