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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
When a seed of orange is squeezed, many embryos, instead of one are observed. Explain how it is possible.
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उत्तर
It is due to polyembryony.
The occurrence of more than one embryos in a seed is called as POLYEMBRYONY.
In orange, the nucellar cells, synergid, or integument cells develop into a number of embryos of different sizes.
eg: Citrus.
- Sometimes the formation of more than one egg in an embryo sac can lead to polyembryony.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why are some seeds referred to as apomictic seeds?
How polyembryony can be commercially exploited?
The ______ collect the pollen grains.
Fill in the blanks:
The male whorl, called the ________ produces ________.
What is adventive polyembryony?
The occurrence of two or more embryos in one ovule is called ______
What is pollen grain?
Which embryo sac cells can develop into embryos other than the egg cell in polyembryony?
Who proposed the Recessive Gene Theory and in what year?
Based on the discovery information provided, in which year was polyembryony first observed in Citrus?
