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Agriculture · Q97

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 97

Q97

The development of embryo from the antipodal cells or synergids other than egg cell is known as

A.
Apospory
B.
Apogamy
Answer
C.
Apogenesis
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The development of an embryo from antipodal cells or synergids other than egg cells is known as Apogamy.
Apogamy is a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes.
The development of a diploid cell in the embryo sac of flowering plants into an embryo without being fertilized.