Are pollination and fertilisation necessary in apomixis? Give reasons.
Are pollination and fertilisation necessary in apomixis? Give reasons.
In apomixis pollination and fertilisation are not necessary. The reasons for its support are as follows: $(i)$ Embryo is formed without meiosis from megaspore. Ovules are diploid and converted into embryo. $(ii)$ Embryo is formed from the cells of diploid nucellus in which egg cell is diploid. It gets converted into embryo by non fertilised genetic way.
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$R$ : It prevents the segregation of traits.
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