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Agriculture · Q729

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 729

Q729

Self incompatibility arises due to

A.
Insufficient pollen
B.
Self pollination takes place
C.
Pollen does not germinate on ovulre
Answer
D.
All of the above

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Self-incompatibility arises due to Pollen does not germinate on the ovule.
It is a widespread mechanism in flowering plants that prevents inbreeding and promotes outcrossing.
The self-incompatibility response is genetically controlled by one or more multi-allelic loci and relies on a series of complex cellular interactions between the self-incompatible pollen and pistil.