Reproduction in Organisms Question 16

16. Seed formation without fertilization in flowering plants involves the process of:

(a) Sporulation

(b) Budding

(c) Somatic hybridisation

(d) Apomixis

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Answer : d

Hints & Solutions

(d) Apomixis is defined as the asexual formation of seed from the maternal tissues of the ovule, avoiding the process of meiosis and fertilisation, leading to the development to embryo.