Question

The process in which embryo develops from unfertilized oosphere is called:

• A. Parthenogenesis
• B. Apospory
• C. Apogamy
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Parthenogenesis

Parthenogenesis is a type of asexual reproduction and applies only to animals (the botanical counterpart is called apomixis). Parthenogenesis literally means a virgin birth. In biological terms, it simply means that an unfertilised ovum will give rise to a fully-functioning adult. A species can be obligately parthenogenic (can’t reproduce sexually at all) or facultatively parthenogenic (has the ability to switch between sexual and parthenogenic reproduction).