MHT CET Medical202625 April 2026Evening ShiftBiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual
Which one of the following is NOT an outbreeding device to promote cross pollination?
Options
- AHerkogamy
- BSelf sterility
- CHeteromorphy
- DCleistogamy
Correct answer
D. Cleistogamy
Step-by-step solution
Outbreeding devices are mechanisms developed by plants to prevent self-pollination and promote cross-pollination. Herkogamy is the presence of a physical barrier between the anther and stigma, which prevents self-pollination. Self-sterility or self-incompatibility is a genetic mechanism that prevents self-pollen from fertilizing the ovules of the same flower. Heteromorphy involves the production of flowers with different lengths of styles and stamens, which promotes cross-pollination. Cleistogamy refers to the cond