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Can an unfertilised, apomictic embryo sac give rise to diploid embryo ? If yes, then how ?

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Replacement of the normal sexual reproduction by asexual reproduction without fertilisation is called apomixis e.g., replacement of the flower by bulbils and replacement of the seed by a plant.
Apomitically produced offsprings are genetically identical to the parent plant . In flowering plants, apomixis is used in a restricted sense to mean angiosperm, i.e., asexual reproduction through seeds.
In some plant species it is common , e.g., Asteraceae, Poaceae. In some species, the diploid egg cell is formed without reduction division and develops into embryo without fertilisation . It is an asexual reproduction in the absence of pollinators such as in extreme environments.
In some species like citrus, some of the nucellar cells surrounding the nucellar cells surrounding the embryo sac stare dividing and develop into embryo. It occurs in the megaspore mother cell does not undergo meiosis, thus produces diploid embryo sac through mitotic divisions.
Thus, it explains that, embryo sace of some apomictic species appear normal, but produce diploid cells.
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