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Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Question
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Cleavage polyembryony occurs in

  • Pinus

  • Mini Cycas

  • Cycas

  • Ephedra

Solution

A.

Pinus

Polyembryony is the formation of more than one embryo from a single fertilized ovum or in a single seed. It is found in the conifers and have cleavage polyembryony. In this case all the four cells of the young embryo separate and develop into 4 embryos, but only one complete development and others abort.