Definitions for amphimixis
ˌæm fəˈmɪk sɪs; -ˈmɪk sizam·phim·ix·is

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1. sexual reproduction, amphimixisnoun

   reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete

2. amphimixisnoun

   union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction

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1. amphimixisnoun

   sexual reproduction

2. amphimixisnoun

   The union of a male and female gamete

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1. amphimixis

   Sexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that involves a complex life cycle in which a gamete (haploid reproductive cells, such as a sperm or egg cell) with a single set of chromosomes combines with another gamete to produce a zygote that develops into an organism composed of cells with two sets of chromosomes (diploid). This is typical in animals, though the number of chromosome sets and how that number changes in sexual reproduction varies, especially among plants, fungi, and other eukaryotes.Sexual reproduction is the most common life cycle in multicellular eukaryotes, such as animals, fungi and plants. Sexual reproduction also occurs in some unicellular eukaryotes. Sexual reproduction does not occur in prokaryotes, unicellular organisms without cell nuclei, such bacteria and archaea. However, some process in bacteria may be considered analogous to sexual reproduction in that they incorporate new genetic information, including bacterial conjugation, transformation and transduction. Some proteins and other features that are key for sexual reproduction may have arisen in bacteria, but sexual reproduction is believed to have developed in an ancient eukaryotic ancestor.In the production of gametes in eukaryotes, diploid precursor cells divide to produce haploid cells in a process called meiosis. In meiosis, DNA is replicated to produce a total of four copies of each chromosome. This is followed by two cell divisions to generate haploid gametes. After the DNA is replicated in meiosis, the homologous chromosomes pair up so that their DNA sequences are aligned with each other. During this period before cell divisions, genetic information is exchanged between homologous chromosomes in a process known as genetic recombination. Homologous chromosomes contain highly similar but not identical information, and by exchanging these similar but not identical regions, genetic recombination increases genetic diversity among future generations.Gametes may be stored in the parents' gonads for later sexual reproduction, which involves the combination of gametes. During sexual reproduction, two haploid gametes combine into one diploid cell known as a zygote in a process called fertilization. The nuclei from the gametes fuse, and each gamete contributes half of the genetic material of the zygote. Multiple cell divisions by mitosis (without change in the number of chromosomes) then develop into a multicellular diploid phase or generation. In human reproduction, each diploid cell contains 46 chromosomes, or 23 pair chromosomes. Meiosis in the parents' gonads produces gametes that each contain only 23 chromosomes that were genetically recombined in each gamete. When the nuclei of the gametes come together to form a fertilized egg or zygote, each cell of the resulting offspring will have 23 chromosomes from each parent, or 46 in total.In plants, the diploid phase, known as the sporophyte, produces spores by meiosis. These spores then germinate and divide by mitosis to form a haploid multicellular phase, the gametophyte, which produces gametes directly by mitosis. This type of life cycle, involving alternation between two multicellular phases, the sexual haploid gametophyte and asexual diploid sporophyte, is known as alternation of generations. The evolution of sexual reproduction is considered paradoxical, because asexual reproduction should be able to outperform it as every young organism created can bear its own young. This implies that an asexual population has an intrinsic capacity to grow more rapidly with each generation. This 50% cost is a fitness disadvantage of sexual reproduction. The two-fold cost of sex includes this cost and the fact that any organism can only pass on 50% of its own genes to its offspring. However, one definite advantage of sexual reproduction is that it increases genetic diversity and impedes the accumulation of genetic mutations.Sexual selection is a mode of natural selection in which some individuals out-reproduce others of a population because they are better at securing mates for sexual reproduction. It has been described as "a powerful evolutionary force that does not exist in asexual populations".

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1. amphimixis

   Amphimixis is a biological process, specifically the fusion of two gametes (male and female reproductive cells) during sexual reproduction, leading to the formation of a zygote. This process contributes to genetic diversity by allowing the recombination of the genes from two different organisms.

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1. Amphimixis

   the mingling of the germ plasm of two individuals.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amphimixis in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amphimixis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amphimixis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amphimixis
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphimixis
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=amphimixis