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Assertion: Apomictics do not show segregation of characters in their progeny and therefore have huge potential in hybrid seed industry.

Reason: Apomictic seeds are produced without fertilization.

The correct option among the following is:

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Important Questions on Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

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During fertilisation in plants the male and female gametes unite, triggering the process of cell division followed by seed formation. A gene BBM1, expressed only in the male gamete, is responsible for eliciting rapid cell division. A researcher overexpressed the BBM1 gene in the female gamete that resulted in the multiplication of the female gamete into an embryo and then the seed. The plants obtained from these seeds were genetically identical to the parent. This phenomenon is commonly seen in a few select plants naturally, and is known as
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Which of the following is not a type of agamospermy?
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Statement - 'X': Apomixis is seen in a few flowering plants such as some species of Asteraceae and grasses.
Statement - 'Y': Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction.

Statement - 'Z': In some species of apomictic seeds, the diploid egg cell is formed without reduction division.
Choose the correct option.

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Two loudspeakers M and N are located 20 m apart and emit sound at frequencies 118 Hz and 121 Hz, respectively. A car is initially at a point P, 1800 m away from the midpoint Q of the line MN and moves towards Q constantly at 60 km h-1 along the perpendicular bisector of MN. It crosses Q and eventually reaches a point R, 1800 m away from Q. Let νt represent the beat frequency measured by a person sitting in the car at time t. Let νp, νQ and νR be the beat frequencies measured at locations P, Q and R, respectively. The speed of sound in air is 330 m s-1. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true regarding the sound heard by the person?
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option given below.

We should give everyone training in citizenship, but we have______this aspect till now.

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Write one point of difference between apomixis and polyembryony. 
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Match the Column I with Column II and select the correct option from the choice below:

Column I Column II
a. Polyembryony i. Commelina
b. Dioecious ii. Grass
c. Cleistogamous iii. Date palm
d. Apomixis iv. Citrus
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What is common between vegetative reproduction and apomixis?
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Which of the following is not a pair of prime numbers ?
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The difference between the Red List and Red Data Book is
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Listed below are different plant reproductive strategies.

I. Parthenocarpy

II. Syngamy

III. Apomixis

IV. Polyembryony

Which of them can give rise to a clonal progeny having the same genotype as that of the mother plant?

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Seed formation without fertilization in flowering plants involves the process of