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Question
Mention one advantage and one disadvantage to a farmer who uses them.
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Solution
Advantages:
The embryos produced through apomixis are generally free from infection.
Disadvantages:
An apomictic embryo develops to produce several embryos inside a seed, a condition called polyembryony, which may require a stimulus in pollination
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