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NEET Questions / Botany / Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants / Apomixis And Polyembryony
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of apomixis?
Seed formation without fertilization
Development of fruit without pollination
Fusion of male and female gametes
Formation of diploid spores
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
In apomixis, the embryo develops directly from:
A haploid egg cell
A diploid cell in the ovule
The fusion of gametes
A pollen grain
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.
