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प्रश्न
What is apomixis?
उत्तर
Although seeds are generally the product of fertilisation, a few flowering plants, such as some species of Asteraceae and grasses, have evolved a special mechanism to produce seeds without fertilisation called apomixis.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Very short answer type question:
Are pollination and fertilization necessary in apomixis?
Explain various categories of apomixis.
In ______a diploid sporophyte cell produces a diploid gametophyte without undergoing meiosis.
Identify the CORRECT statements with respect to non-recurrent apomixis.
i. Plants produced by this method are generally sterile and do not reproduce sexually.
ii. In this, megaspore mother cell undergoes usual meiotic division and a haploid embryo sac is formed.
______ refers to the formation of seeds without fertilization.
Identify the CORRECT term which describes the following condition.
In some plants, the female gamete develops into embryo without fertilization.
Adventive embryony can be observed in ______.
The phenomenon observed in some plants wherein parts of the sexual apparatus are used for forming embryos without fertilization is called ______
A form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction is ______.
Are pollination and fertilisation necessary in apomixis? Give reasons.
Are parthenocarpy and apomixis different phenomena? Discuss their benefits.
Assertion: Apomictic embryos are genetically identical to the parent plant.
Reason: Apomixis is the production of seeds without fertilization.
Apospory is the direct formation of ______.
Which of the following defines apomixis correctly?
- Production of the embryo from an unfertilised egg.
- Production of seed without syngamy.
- Production of fruit without fertilisation.
- Production of seed without meiosis.
- Production of seed without mitosis.
Choose the correct options.
Haploid cells belong to ______.
Give significance of apomixis.
Explain following term:
Apomixis
What is the importance of apomixis?
