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    Question

    ______________ is a form of asexual reproduction in

    plants where seeds are produced without the involvement of meiosis or fertilization. In this process, the offspring plants are genetically identical to the parent plant, as they are derived from the maternal tissue without any contribution from male gametes (pollen).
    A Apomixis Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Parthenogenesis Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Adventive embryony Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Apospory Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Apogamy Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In  apomixis,  seeds  are  formed  but  the  embryos  develop  without  fertilization hence are  identical  in genotype to the parent plant.

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