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प्रश्न
State what is apomixis. Comment on its significance. How can it be commercially used?
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उत्तर
Apomixis is the mode of reproduction which does not involve formation of zygote through gametic fusion.
Significance of apomixis:
(i) Adventives embryos are better clones than cuttings.
(ii) Embryos formed through apomixes are generally free from infections.
Hybrid varieties provide higher and better yield. If hybrid seeds are produced ever year, they do not maintain hybrid characters because of segregation of traits. Moreover, production of hybrid seeds every year is very costly. This can be avoided by introducing apomixes in hybrid seeds.
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Explain any three advantages that seeds offer to angiosperms.
State what is apomixis. Write its significance. How can it be commercially used?
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The ______ is the base of the flower to which other floral parts are attached.
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________is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther of the flower to the stigma of the same or a different flower
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The ______ are coloured to attract the insects that carry the pollen. Some flowers also produce ______ or ______ that attracts insects.
Give an account of polyembryony.
Explain following term:
Polyembryony
In true polyembryony, where do multiple embryos develop?
Which plants exhibit adventive (nucellar) polyembryony?
Which type of polyembryony involves derivatives of two or more megaspore mother cells (MMCs)?
