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Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same:
During sexual reproduction, the male inserts the sperm into the female reproductive tract, and sperm receive by the ovary and after that sperm fuse with the egg (ovum) in the ampullary region, this process is called fertilization, haploid nucleus of sperm fuse with that of ovum to form Diploid zygote.
Egg development without fertilization is known as

A

Gametogenesis

B

Parthenogenesis

C

Metagenesis

D

Oogenesis

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The correct Answer is:
B

Parthenogenesis is a method in which a new individual developed without fertilization, and there is no involvement of male gamete e.g. Honey bee and drosophila etc.
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