Paradigm shift in apomixis research: Targeting mutants with elements of apomixis in sexual crops.

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MAIN CONCLUSION: In addition to model system studies and synthetic engineering, prioritizing the discovery of naturally occurring apomixis-like mutants in crops would provide an immediate route to applied innovation in plant breeding. Apomixis is a remarkable form of asexual reproduction that enables plants to produce seeds without meiotic reduction or gametic fertilization in ovules. This process is mainly...

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