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whats the difference between parthenogenesis ang apomixis? hwz parthenocarpy different frm apomixis?

In botany, apomixis was defined by Hans Winkler as replacement of the normal sexual reproduction by asexual reproduction, without fertilization.

Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction where growth and development of embryos occur without fertilization. In plants,, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell, and is a component process of apomixis