Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Question 98

98. Apomictic embryos in citrus arise from [2010]

(a) Synergids

(b) Maternal sporophytic tissue in ovule

(c) Antipodal cells

(d) Diploid egg

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Answer : b

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(b) Apomixis is an asexual type of reproduction in which the plant embryos grow from egg cells without being fertilized by pollen-the male part of the plant. In citrus, apomictic embryos arise from maternal sporophytic tissue like nucellus and integuments in ovule. This type of embryony is called adventive embryony.