Question

Which of the following defines apomixis correctly?

1. Production of the embryo from an unfertilised egg.
2. Production of seed without syngamy.
3. Production of fruit without fertilisation.
4. Production of seed without meiosis.
5. Production of seed without mitosis.

Choose the correct options.

Options

• II and III

• II, III and IV

• II and IV

• II and V

Answer 1

II, III and IV

Explanation:

In flowering plants, apomixis refers to the asexual generation of a seed from the maternal tissue of the ovule, skipping the meiosis and fertilisation processes that result in the development of the embryo.