Which of the following is NOT a potential evolutionary advantage of apomixis?
Increased genetic diversity within populations
Faster colonization of new habitats
Maintenance of advantageous genotypes in unstable environments
Reduced reliance on pollinators
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Apomixis is seen in
Some species of Asteraceae
Some species of Poaceae
All species of Rutaceae
All species of Fabaceae
The fusion of male and female pronuclei of the gametes is called
Fertilization
Conjugation
Amphimixis
Panmixis
Apomictic embryos in Citrus arise from
Synergids
Maternal sporophytic tissue in ovule
Antipodal cells
Diploid egg
Polyembryony refers to:
The development of multiple seeds in a fruit
The formation of more than one embryo in a seed
The fusion of multiple pollen grains with a single ovule
The development of multiple fruits from a single flower
Which statement is true about polyembryony?
It always results in genetically diverse offspring.
It only occurs in gymnosperms.
It prevents self-fertilization.
It can result in genetically identical offspring.
(A): Gametes are formed in apomixis (R): Syngamy is absent in amphimixis
Both A and R are true, R is correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, R is not correct explanation of A.
A is true, but R is false.
Both A and R are false.
The process in which haploid embryo is formed from haploid egg without fertilization is called
Apospory
Agamospermy
Apogamy
Vegetative reproduction
Apomixis is seen in
Asteracea
Grasses
Both (a) and (b)
None of these
Ovules contain many embryo in
Citrus
Orange
Mango
All of these
Seed formation without fertilization in flowering plants involves the process of:
Sporulation
Budding
Somatic hybridization
Apomixis
