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What is apomixis and what is its importance?

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Apomixis is the process of asexual production of seeds, without fertilisation.

The plants that grow from these seeds are identical to the mother plant.

Uses

(i) It is a cost effective method for producing seeds.

(ii) It has great use for plant breeding when specific traits of a plant have to be preserved.


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