NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
What does the term 'geitonogamy' refer to?
Options
- ACross-pollination between different plants
- BSelf-pollination within the same flower
- CPollination between flowers of the same plant
- DSelf-incompatibility mechanisms
Correct answer
C. Pollination between flowers of the same plant
Step-by-step solution
Geitonogamy -Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant. Although geitonogamy is functionally cross-pollination involving a pollinating agent, genetically it is similar to autogamy since the pollen grains come from the same plant Xenogamy – Transfer of pollen grains from anther to the stigma of a different plant. This is the only type of pollination which during pollination brings genetically different types of pollen grains to the stigma.