Which one of the following may require pollinators, but is genetically similar to autogamy?

Cleistogamy

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Geitonogamy

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Xenogamy

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Apogamy

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Solution

The correct option is B
Geitonogamy

In Geitonogamous flowers, the pollen grain comes from the same plant. It is being transferred to the stigma of another flower fo same plant. So it is functionally cross-pollination by involving pollinating agent but genetically it is autogamy.

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Geitonogamy is functionally cross pollination involving a pollinating agent while genetically it is similar to autogamy.

	I		II
(a)	Cleistogamy	(m)	Insect pollination
(b)	Geitonogamy	(n)	Bud pollination
(c)	Entomophily	(o)	Pollination between flower of the same plant
(d)	Xenogamy	(p)	Wind pollination
		(q)	Cross pollination

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