@article{article_320126, title={Cloning Apomixis Genes in Crops}, journal={Erzincan University Journal of Science and Technology}, volume={10}, pages={38–67}, year={2017}, DOI={10.18185/erzifbed.320126}, author={Taşkın, Kemal Melik}, keywords={Diplospory,Apospory,Sporophytic apomixis,Apomeiosis,Clonal seed production}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb">Hybrid plants,
produced by many breeding strategies for improvement of culture plants could
not conserve their hybrid vigor within the next generations. Apomixis is a
reproduction way which creates genetically identical seeds with the maternal
plant and it will enable the clonal reproduction of hybrids when it is achieved
in culture plants. Sexual reproduction is a process involves gametes formed by
meiosis and double fertilization. However, in apomictic process, many of these
steps are either bypassed or modified. In apomict species; chromosome number in
male and female gametes are not reduced (apomeiosis), nevertheless embryo sac
and pollen formation continues. Furthermore, the apomeiotic egg cell (2n)
spontaneously forms the embryo (parthenogenesis). Therefore, apomixis leads to
clonal reproduction by seeds. Although, introduction of apomixis from natural
apomicts to culture plants haven’t been achieved by hybridization methods.
Recently researchers have been working on this subject with two different
strategies. In this review, the recent knowledge about the molecular mechanisms
controlling apomixis are discussed. </span> <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"> </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Erzincan Binali Yildirim University}