Apomixis is not necessary. Neither agamospermy, nor its common companion polyploidy, confer selective advantages on populations that are not equally well provided for in the diploid sexual breeding ...
Gametophytic apomixis is a common form of asexual reproduction in plants. Virtually all gametophytic apomicts are polypioids, and some view polyploidy as a prerequisite for the transition to apomixis.
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