Apomixis and Polyembryony

Question 1

apomixis

Answer 1

produce seeds without fertilization

Question 2

observed in which plants

Answer 2

asteraceae and grasses

Question 3

fruit formation without fertilization is called

Answer 3

parthenocarpy

Question 4

how does apomixis takes place

Answer 4

the diploid egg cell does not undergo reduction division and does not get fertilized

Question 5

Polyembryony

Answer 5

seeds containing more than one embryo is called polyembryony.

Question 6

which fruits exhibit polyembryony

Answer 6

orange mango

Question 7

how does polyembryony occur

Answer 7

many nucellar cells divide and protrude into the embryo sac and develop int the embryo. hence the ovule contains more than embryo

Question 8

how does apomixis help farmers

Answer 8

if hybrid crops are converted into apomicts, they will not segregate their characters and the farmers do not have to buy the expensive crops every year.

Question 9

another name for apomixis

Answer 9

agamospermy