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Development of fruit without fertilization is called
Options
(a) sporogamy
(b) parthenocarpy
(c) autogamy
(d) parthenogenesis
Correct Answer:
parthenocarpy
Explanation:
Vivipary is a special type of seed germination found in several species of mangrove plants in which seed germinates inside the fruit, while it is still attached to the parent plant. Parthenocarpy is formation of fruit without fertilization. The plants where the usual sexual reproduction has been completely replaced by a type of sexual reproduction are called apomictic and the phenomenon is known as apomixis. Parthenogenesis is development of ovum without fertilization into a new individual.
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Topics: Reproduction In Organisms and Plants
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Subject: Biology
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Important MCQs Based on Medical Entrance Examinations To Improve Your NEET Score
- The scutellum obsorved in a grain of wheat or maize is comparable to which part
- The concept that ‘population tends to increase geometrically while food supply
- Which of the following is responsible for peat formation?
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Subject: Biology (4253)
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