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Question
The phenomenon observed in some plants wherein parts of the sexual apparatus are used for forming embryos without fertilization is called ______
Options
parthenocarpy
apomixis
vegetative propagation
sexual reproduction
Solution
The phenomenon observed in some plants wherein parts of the sexual apparatus are used for forming embryos without fertilization is called apomixis.
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______ refers to the formation of seeds without fertilization.
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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.
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What is the importance of apomixis?
