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Geitonogamy is functionally similar to cross pollination and genetically similar to autogamy. Justify.

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Geitonogamy takes place different flowers on the same plant, it is genetically similar to autogamy, because both autogamy and geitonogamy do not create genetic variation in the progeny.
Geitonogamy and cross pollination involve different flowers bypollinating agents, so geitonogamy is functionally cross pollination.
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