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The phenomenon observed in some plants where in parts of the sexual apparatus is used for forming embryos without fertilisation is called
(a)
parthenocarpy
(b)
apomixis
(c)
vegetative propagation
(d)
sexual reproduction

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Important Questions on Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
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Define the term apomixis.

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Seed formation without fertilization in flowering plants involves the process of

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Write one point of difference between apomixis and polyembryony.

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Apomixis is the development of

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Nucellar polyembryony is seen in the species of

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Statement - '': Apomixis is seen in a few flowering plants such as some species of Asteraceae and grasses.
Statement - '': Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction.
Statement - '': In some species of apomictic seeds, the diploid egg cell is formed without reduction division.
Choose the correct option.

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Define apomixis.

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Define parthenocarpy.

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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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Define the term apomixis.

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Which of the following is not a type of agamospermy?

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What is common between vegetative reproduction and apomixis?

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Which one of the following fruits is parthenocarpic?

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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 , expressed only in the male gamete, is responsible for eliciting rapid cell division. A researcher overexpressed the 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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Differentiate between Parthenocarpy and Parthenogenesis. Give one example of each.

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Filiform apparatus is characteristic features of:

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What is parthenocarpic fruit? How can the formation of such fruits be induced?

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Write a short note on apomixis.

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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 |

