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automixis

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automixis (uncountable)

(biology) A form of parthenogenesis in which two haploid gametes from the same meiosis combine

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However, the Colombian Rainbow boa, Epicrates maurus can also reproduce by facultative parthenogenesis resulting in production of WW female progeny. citation The WW females are likely produced by terminal automixis. Source: Internet

The form of thelytoky in hymenopterans is a kind of automixis in which two haploid products (proto-eggs) from the same meiosis fuse to form a diploid zygote. Source: Internet

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