Question

Apomixis can be used in farming for:

• A. Increasing yeid
• B. Producing seeds with preserved characters.
• C. Producing water-resistant plants.
• D. None of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Producing seeds with preserved characters.

Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction in which the cells of the nucellus or other somatic cells (2x) develop as embryo and form seeds. Since, the seeds are result of asexual reproduction and not of fertilization, the characters of hybrids plants can preserved for generations.