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Despite high level of heterozygosity, the progeny derived from a seed of cross pollinated plant was found to be completely uniform. One reason can be

A

Parthenocarpy

B

Apomixis

C

Induced mutation

D

Polyploidy

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B
High level of heterozygosity, the frequency derived from seed of a. cross pollinated plants was found to be completely uniform because of apomixes it is modified from of asexual reproduction in which seeds or formed without fusion of gametes. It includes the process where a diploid cell of nucellus develops into an embryo, giving a diploid seed with genetic constituent identical to the parents.
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