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In a type of apomixis known as adventure embryony embryos develop directly from the

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nucellus or integuments

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zygote

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synergids or antipodals in an embryo sac

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accessory embryo sac in the ovule

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Apomixis does not involve gamete formation and fertilisation as found in amphimixis. Adventive embryo formation is a type of apomixis in which embryos are formed from diploid integumental or nuceller cells.
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