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Agriculture · Q917

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 917

Q917

Development of egg/gamete into embryo without fertilisation

A.
Apogamy
B.
Pseudogamy
C.
Parthenocarpy
D.
Parthenogenesis
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The development of an egg/gamete into an embryo without fertilization is known as Parthenogenesis.
Parthenogenesis is a form of reproduction in which an egg can develop into an embryo without being fertilized by a sperm.
Parthenogenesis is derived from the Greek words for “virgin birth,” and several insect species including aphids, bees, and ants are known to reproduce by parthenogenesis.