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The flowers may be of two or more types with regard to the length of style and lengths of stamens is called as

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Heterostyly

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Homostyly

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Incompatibility

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Protandary

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Solution

The correct option is A Heterostyly
Heterostyly refers to the difference in the length of the style in a flower. It is a structure to reduce the chances of self-fertilization. This is a unique form of polymorphism. The flowers with a short stamen and a long style are called pin flowers. The flowers with a short style and long stamen are called thrum flowers. Thus the correct answer is option A.

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