NEET2010BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual
Apomictic embryos in Citrus arise from
Options
- Asynergids
- Bmaternal sporophytic tissue in ovule
- Cantipodal cells
- Ddiploid egg
Correct answer
B. maternal sporophytic tissue in ovule
Step-by-step solution
Substitution of usual sexual reproduction by a form of reproduction which does not involve meiosis and syngamy is called apomixis. In Citrus, apomictic embryos arise from diploid cells (maternal sporophytic tissue) of the ovule occurring outside the embryo sac.