NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant is geitonogamy Reason: Although geitonogamy is functionally cross-pollination involving pollinating agent, genetically it is similar to autogamy since the pollen grains come from the same plant
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant is geitonogamy. Although geitonogamy is functionally cross-pollination involving pollinating agent, genetically it is similar to autogamy since the pollen grains come from the same plant