单词 | amphimixis |
释义 | > as lemmasamphimixis amphimixis n. /æmfɪˈmɪksɪs/ [modern Latin (A. Weismann, 1891), < Greek μίξις mingling: compare ἀμϕιμιγνύναι to mix up thoroughly] Biol. (see quot. 1949). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > types of reproduction > [noun] > sexual syngenesis1836 bisexuality1850 gamogenesis1858 amphigony1876 amphimixis1893 oogamy1894 androgenesis1895 merogamy1901 gynogenesis1925 1893 W. N. Parker & H. Rönnfeldt tr. A. Weismann Germ-plasm 20 Amphimixis..consists in the mingling of two individuals or of their germs, and owing to its constant connection with reproduction in multicellular organisms it is usually spoken of as ‘sexual reproduction’... Amongst unicellular organisms..amphimixis is widely spread..in the form of conjugation. 1909 W. R. Sorley Interpr. Evol. 23 It throws off certain cells which have the power of reproducing organisms like itself—this result being dependent in all the higher organisms upon amphimixis. 1913 Amer. Naturalist 47 282 Winkler divides all reproductive phenomena into three divisions, namely: Amphimixis, Pseudomixis, and Apomixis. 1949 C. D. Darlington & K. Mather Elem. Genetics 377 Amphimixis, reproduction by the fusion of two gametes in fertilization. As opposed to Apomixis. < as lemmas |
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