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Apomictic embryos in citrus arise from
1. Maternal sporophytic tissue in ovule
2. Antipodal cells
3. Diploid egg
4. Synergids

Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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Which of the following can be expected if scientists succeed in introducing apomictic gene into hybrid varieties of crops ?
1. Polyembryony will be seen and each seed will produce many plantlets
2. Seeds of hybrid plants will show longer dormancy
3. Farmers can keep on using the seeds produced by the hybrids to raise new crop year after year
4. There will be segregation of the desired characters only in the progeny
Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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What is common between vegetative reproduction and Apomixis?
1. Both produce progeny identical to the parent
2. Both are applicable to only dicot plants
3. Both bypass the flowering phase
4. Both occur round the year

Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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Seed formation without fertilization in flowering plants involves the process of:
1. Apomixis
2. Sporulation
3. Budding
4. Somatic hybridization

Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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