Significance of Apomixis
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Q. Apomictic seeds develop in certain plants due to:
- endoreplication.
- formation of diploid egg cell without reduction division.
- penetration of nucellar cells into the embryo sac.
- all of the above.
Q. How can the characteristics of a hybrid plant be preserved in future generations?
- By sexual reproduction
- By employing the mechanism of apomixis
- Both a and b
- By inducing parthenocarpy in the hybrid plant
Q.
What does the following diagram indicate?
Apomixis technique can not be used to produce pure lines
Apomixis is similar to self pollination and can lead to stagnation of species
Apomixis technique is more advantageous than sexual reproduction to produce new variety
None of the above