Question

Embryoid is a ?

• A. Non zygotic embryo
• B. Non functional embryo
• C. Zygotic embryo
• D. New variety of embryo

Answer 1

The correct option is A Non zygotic embryo

Any cell of the female gametophyte or sporophytic tissue around the embryo sac may give rise to an embryo and such embryos are called non-zygotic embryos. Embryoid is a mass of plant tissue that resembles embryo. These are formed from single cells in tissue culture. So, embryoid is called a non-zygotic embryo. Embryoid bodies are three-dimensional aggregates of pluripotent stem cells. Thus, option A is correct.