Re: apomictic?

From: Sue Zunino <suez at northcoast.com> on 1999.02.24 at 19:23:24(3066) What was my original question? Thank you all for the great lessons on asexual fertilization. After being prompted by the wonderful and complex explainations, I mixed a bit of searching in with them and found that (if I have this right) my little Anthurium trinerve's genes (for which I asked the question in the first place because it's seeds are fertile and there is not another plant, and providing it is apomictic) has a complete set of chromozomes within the seed embryo making it possible to reproduce, by cloning itself, without needing another plant. I know this is a very weak explaination. Ok, I don't get this completely, but I'm thinking. Apomixis is ONE form of asexual reproduction. There are many types of apomixis such as recurrent, nonrecurrent, adventitious, vegetative, and polyembryony. But is Anthurium triverve a facultative apomict? Yes or no. Thank you Dave, Don, Ray, Neil, Jim, and Jason for your explainations, and MJ for asking the original question, Sue Z. +More PS: If I should ever get to meet any of you, DON'T bring this subject up. I don't really get it.

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