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What is apospory ?

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Megaspore mother cell undergoes the normal meiosis and four megaspores formed gradually disappear . A nucellar cell become activated and develops into a diploid embryo sac. This type of apospory is also called somatic apospory . Examples Hieracium and Parthenium.
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