Question

What is the biological process called in which a fruit develops from the ovary without the fertilisation of ovules?

Options

• Parthenogenesis

• Polyembryony

• Apomixis

• Parthenocarpy

Answer 1

Parthenocarpy is the biological process by which a fruit develops from the ovary without the fertilisation of ovules, resulting in seedless fruits. Parthenogenesis refers to development of an embryo without fertilisation, which is a different phenomenon.