What are some of the advantages of apomixis?

Question

Apomixis is the naturally occurring ability of some plants to reproduce asexually through seeds. In the case of apomixis, the embryos develop without fertilization by the male gamete. Seeds produced in this manner inherit their genes exclusively from the mother, and the plants that grow from the seeds are identical to the mother plant.

Answer 1

Apomixis simplifies breeding, allows the fixation of any genotype and stabilizes harvest in situation unpropitious for

pollination like in ice age f.e.

Some scientists assume that apomicts evolved in glacial period.

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