Using a combination of three genetic mutations, plant researchers have disrupted the usual process of genetic shuffling during the formation of reproductive cells — male pollen and female ova. These triple mutant plants instead produce pollen and ova genetically identical to the cells of the parent plant by simple mitotic cell division. The results could bring plant breeders a step closer to generating crops that produce their seeds completely asexually — a process called apomixis. (source: nature.com)
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