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Development of an embryo without fertilization is called as


A

Apomixis

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Parthenocarpy

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Parthenogenesis

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None OF these

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Solution

The correct option is C

Parthenogenesis


The correct option is C.

The explanation for the correct option:

  1. The development of an embryo without fertilization is called parthenogenesis.
  2. It is a type of asexual reproduction.
  3. It is found in bees, wasps, ants, etc.

The explanation for the incorrect options:

Option A

It is the process of seed formation in flowering plants without meiosis and fertilization.

Option B

It is the process of fruit formation in which the development process lacks fertilization.

Final answer: The development of an embryo without fertilization is called parthenogenesis.


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