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In a population of species, in some plants the style is shorter. But in some

In a population of species, in some plants the style is shorter. But in some others, it is longer than the stamens. This condition is called

Options

(a) heterostyly
(b) homogamy
(c) homostyly
(d) heterogamy

Correct Answer:

heterostyly

Explanation:

Heterostyly is the condition where flowers contain different heights of styles and stamens. In some there are two types of flowers-long style short stamen and short style long stamen. e.g., Primula, Jasmine. Some have 3 types of flowers with long, medium and short style stamens may be medium+short, long+short, long+medium.

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