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Banana is a parthenocarpic fruit whereas oranges show polyembryony. How are they different from each other with respect to seeds ?

Prabhat Rajore · Accepted Answer

Banana is a parthenocarpic fruit formed without fertilization It is seedless fruit.
Where as orange, is formed due to polyembryony in which nucellus cells surrounding the embryo sac start dividing to protrude into the embryo sac and develop into embryo. It has more than one embryo in seed.

Banana is different from orange with respect to seeds in a such a way that banana is seedless whereas orange has seeds.

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Banana is a parthenocarpic fruit whereas oranges show polyembryony. How are they different from each other with respect to seeds ?

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