Haploid apogamy refers to ..... .

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(A) Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction. In haploid apogamy (or haploid apomixis),the embryo develops from a ha

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Formation of a plant from haploid cells of the embryo sac other than the egg cell.

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(A) Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction. In haploid apogamy (or haploid apomixis),the embryo develops from a haploid cell of the embryo sac other than the egg cell,such as the synergids or antipodal cells,without fertilization. Option $A$ describes this process correctly. Option $B$ refers to haploid parthenogenesis,where the embryo develops from the egg cell. Option $C$ refers to adventive embryony,where the embryo develops from diploid nucellar cells.

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