NEET2023BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual
Transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma of another flower of same plant is known as:
Options
- AAutogamy
- BCleistogamy
- CGeitonogamy
- DXenogamy
Correct answer
C. Geitonogamy
Step-by-step solution
Geitonogamy is the transfer of pollen grains from anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant. Cleistogamy is a condition in which flower does not open. Xenogamy is the transfer of pollen grains from anther to the stigma of another flower of different plant of the same species.