Agamic
Definition
Reproducing without the intervention of sexual cells or the process of fertilization; independent of gametic genetic phenomena. In a structural sense, the term describes organisms, evolutionary phases, spores, or multiplication methods (such as budding or direct division) that perpetuate the species exclusively asexually, generating clones identical to the parental organism.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Agamic
- Asexual
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and plural variations. |
| Formation | Savant derivative formed from the negative prefix 'a-' (without) and the adjectival stem 'gamic' (relating to sexual union). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ˈɡa.mik] |
| Source | Glossary of Evolutionary Biology and Plant Genetics |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Anumite specii de ferigi prezintă un stadiu agamic dominant în cadrul ciclului lor de alternanță a generațiilor.
EN: Certain fern species exhibit a dominant agamic stage within their alternation of generations cycle.
RO: Multiplicarea prin altoire reprezintă un procedeu agamic utilizat pe scară largă în horticultura modernă.
EN: Multiplication through grafting represents an agamic process widely utilized in modern horticulture.
RO: O populație pur agamică tinde să mențină o uniformitate genetică perfectă în absența mutațiilor spontane.
EN: A purely agamic population tends to maintain perfect genetic uniformity in the absence of spontaneous mutations.
Idioms & Phrases
Ciclu agamic / Agamic cycle
RO: Succesiune de generații de organisme care se multiplică exclusiv prin metode asexuate, fără recombinare genetică.
EN: A succession of generations of organisms that multiply exclusively through asexual methods, without genetic recombination.
Generație agamică / Agamic generation
RO: Fază din viața unei plante sau a unui parazit care produce spori ori structuri vegetative de replicare autonomă.
EN: A phase in the life of a plant or parasite that produces spores or vegetative structures for autonomous replication.
Proces agamic structural / Structural agamic process
RO: Mecanism celular intern prin care o celulă se divide mitotic pentru a forma un nou individ independent.
EN: An internal cellular mechanism through which a cell divides mitotically to form a new independent individual.
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