In higher plants, sexual and asexual reproduction through seeds (apomixis) have evolved
as alternative strategies. As apomixis leads to the formation of clonal offspring, its great …

Main conclusion Apomixis is a complex evolutionary trait with many possible origins. Here
we discuss various clues and causes, ultimately proposing a model harmonizing the three …

Background The predominance of sex in eukaryotes, despite the high costs of meiosis and
mating, remains an evolutionary enigma. Many theories have been proposed, none of them …

Apomixis is a method of reproduction to generate clonal seeds and offers tremendous
potential to fix heterozygosity and hybrid vigor. The process of apomictic seed development …

Apomixis is the phenomenon of clonal reproduction by seed. As apomixis can produce
clonal progeny with exactly the same genotype as the maternal plant, it has an important …

Main conclusion In this paper, an interaction model of apomixis-related genes was
constructed to analyze the emergence of apomictic types. It is speculated that apomixis …

Projections indicate that current plant breeding approaches will be unable to incorporate the
global crop yields needed to deliver global food security. Apomixis is a disruptive innovation …

Eragrostis curvula presents mainly facultative genotypes that reproduce by diplosporous
apomixis, retaining a percentage of sexual pistils that increase under drought and other …

The unusual occurrence and developmental diversity of asexual eukaryotes remain a
puzzle. De novo formation of a functioning asexual genome requires a unique assembly of …

Apomixis, the asexual reproduction via seeds, is associated to polyploidy and hybridization.
To identify possible signatures of apomixis, and possible candidate genes underlying the …