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Agriculture · Q936

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 936

Q936

In apomixis, the progeny closely resembles

A.
Male parent
B.
Female parent
Answer
C.
Both A and B
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
In apomixis, the progeny closely resembles the female parent.
Apomixis is asexual reproduction without fertilization.
The progeny of an apomictic plant is genetically identical to the maternal plant. Multicellular female gamete-producing structure of a flowering plant. Also known as the female gametophyte.