10 seeds collected from a Citrus fruit are likely to have how many embryos?

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More than 10

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Solution

The correct option is D More than 10
Generally a seed has a single embryo. Certain species of Citrus exhibit polyembryony in which there are multiple embryos in a single seed. This is called polyembryony.
Hence, the number of embryos will be more than ten.

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