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MHT CET Medical202622 April 2026Morning ShiftBiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual

Which one of the following is INCORRECT about non-recurrent apomixis?

Options

  1. AMegaspore mother cells undergo meiotic division.
  2. BA haploid embryo sac is formed.
  3. CThe embryo arises from the egg by parthenogenesis.
  4. DThe newly formed plants reproduce sexually and form seeds.

Correct answer

D. The newly formed plants reproduce sexually and form seeds.

Step-by-step solution

In non-recurrent apomixis, the megaspore mother cell undergoes normal meiotic division to form a haploid embryo sac. The embryo develops directly from the haploid egg cell without fertilization (parthenogenesis) or from another haploid cell of the embryo sac (apogamy). Since the resulting embryo and the plant developed from it are haploid, they are typically sterile. Therefore, these newly formed plants cannot reproduce sexually and do not form seeds. Thus, the statement that the newly formed plants reproduce sexua

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