Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Question 119
119. Formation of gametophyte directly from sporophyte without meiosis is
(a) Apospory
(b) Apogamy
(c) Parthenogenesis
(d) Amphimixis
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Answer : a
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(a) A somatic cell in the nucellus directly forms an unreduced embryo sac and the diploid egg parthenogenetically develops into embryo i.e. formation of gametophyte from sporophyte without meiosis. It is known as Apospory and it is a type of Apomixis.
