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Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Question
CBSEENBI12003223

In a type of apomixis known as adventive embryony, embryos develop directly from the

  • nucellus or integuments

  • synergids or antipodals in an embryo sac

  • accessory embryo sacs in the ovule

  • zygote

Solution

A.

nucellus or integuments

Apomixis does not involve gamete formation and fertilization is found in amphimixis. Adventive embryo formation is a type of apomixis in which embryos are formed from diploid integumental or nucellar cells.