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Asexual and Sexual Reproduction in Plants — BIO BOTANY STD 12 — Question

Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12BIO BOTANYAsexual and Sexual Reproduction in Plants3 Marks
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What is apospory?
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Megaspore mother cell undergoes the normal meiosis and four megaspores formed gradually disappear. A nucellar cell becomes activated and develops into a diploid embryo sac. This type of apospory is also called somatic apospory. Examples Hieracium and Parthenium.

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