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What is apomixis and what is its importance?

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  • Reproduction by special sporophytic or gametophytic generative tissues without fertilization (fusion of male and female gamete) is known as apomixis.
  • It is a mode of asexual reproduction in flowering plants and hence produce clones, not variations.
  • Apomictic seed production in hybrid plants allows commercial use of hybrid seeds without conducting hybridization again and again.

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