A mixed mating system (in plants), also known as “variable inbreeding” a characteristic of many hermaphroditic seed plants, where more than one means of mating is used.[1] Mixed mating usually refers to the production of a mixture of self-fertilized (selfed) and outbred (outcrossed) seeds. Plant mating systems influence the distribution of genetic variation within and among populations, by affecting the propensity of individuals to self-fertilize or cross-fertilize (or reproduce asexually). Mixed mating systems are generally characterized by the frequency of selfing vs. outcrossing, but may include the production of asexual seeds through agamospermy.[2] The trade offs for each strategy depend on ecological conditions, pollinator abundance and herbivory[3] and parasite load.[4] Mating systems are not permanent within species; they can vary with environmental factors, and through domestication when plants are bred for commercial agriculture.[5]
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