In some plants, the female gamete develo...

In some plants, the female gamete develops into embryo without fertilization. This phenomenon is known as :

Parthenocarpy

Apomixis

Asexual reproduction

Sexual reproduction

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What is the genetic constitution of endosperm in angiosperms?
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Name the sperm lysins.Which orgenelle secrete it.What is its function?
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Fertilization is not an obligatory event for fruit production in certa...
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Where would you look for coleoptile and coleorhiza?
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On the basis of structure of the embryo, how would you identify whethe...
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In some plants, the female gamete develops into embryo without fertili...
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Define triple fusion. What is bagging technique?
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Why are banana seedless?
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How tapetal cell in microsporangium can become binucleate?
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What is Apomixis ? What is its importance ?
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Differentiate true fruit and false fruit. Give example in each case.
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Give the structure of pollen grain.
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Discribe the post-fertilisation changes in a flower.
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Describe the stages in embryo development in a dicot plant.
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Why the cleavage in mammals referred as simple holoblastic?
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Draw a diagram of fertilized embryo sac showing zygote and PEN.
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Why does endosperm development precede embryo development in angiosper...
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