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Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Question
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Parthenogene embryos in plants are those which are formed by

  • unfertilised eggs

  • fertilised eggs

  • sporophytic cells

  • male gametophyte

Solution

A.

unfertilised eggs

Parthenogenesis is the process of development of embryo from an unfertilised egg. This process can be natural as well as artificial i.e., can be introduced by hormone treatment (auxin), while fertilised egg, always form normal embryo.