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MHT CET 202625 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
25 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Biology
Chapter
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

MHT CET 2026 · 25 April · Evening Shift · Biology · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Which one of the following is NOT an outbreeding device to promote...

Which one of the following is NOT an outbreeding device to promote cross pollination?

Options

  1. AHerkogamy
  2. BSelf sterility
  3. CHeteromorphy
  4. 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 condition where flowers never open, ensuring strict self-pollination and completely preventing cross-pollination. Thus, it is an inbreeding device, not an outbreeding device.

Answer: Cleistogamy
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