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Banana is a parthenocarpic fruit whereas oranges shwo polyembryony. How are they different from each other with respect to seeds?

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Banana fruit is seedless (or parthenocarpic fruit) as it is formed without fertilization. In oranges, there is more than one embryo in a seed so it is referred as Polyembryony. Some"of nucellus cells of embryo sac start dividing and protrude into embryo sac and develop jnto embryos. Thus each ovule contains many embryos
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