Germline
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In biology and genetics, the germline is the population of a multicellular organism's cells that develop into germ cells. In other words, they are the cells that form gametes, which can come together
Cormlets of Watsonia meriana, an example of apomixis
Clathria tuberosa, an example of a sponge that can grow indefinitely from somatic tissue and reconstitute itself from totipotent separated somatic cells
Apomixis
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In botany, apomixis is asexual development of seed or embryo without fertilization.
Germline
…recombination and meiosis. These processes help to increase genetic diversity in offspring. Certain organisms reproduce asexually through processes such as apomixis, parthenogenesis, autogamy, and cloning. Apomixis and Parthenogenesis both involve the development of an embryo without fertilization. Apomixis typically…
Vegetative apomixis in Poa bulbosa; bulbils form instead of flowers
Caribbean agave producing plantlets on the old flower stem.