Question

The embryos in sporophytic budding are

• A. Diploid
• B. Haploid
• C. Both (A) and (B)
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Diploid

Sporophytic budding is otherwise called as apomixis. The sporophytic budding process yields diploid embryos. The sporophytic cells which surround the embryo, sometimes grow to new sporophytes within the seed. This tissue is called the nucellus, and the production of an embryo from such cells is called nucellar embryony. This process may yield two embryos in one seed; one apomictic and the other by fertilization of the egg.