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What is common between vegetative reproduction and apomixix.

  • Option 1)

    Both are applicable to only dicot plants.

  • Option 2)

    Both bypass the flowering phase

  • Option 3)

    Both occur round the year

  • Option 4)

    Both produce progeny identical to the parent

 

Answers (1)

As we discussed in concept

Apomixis -

A special mechanism in certain plants to produce seeds without fertilisation is called apomixis. apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction.

- wherein

e.g., Asteraceae and grasses

 

 and

Vegetative reproduction -

A form of asexual reproduction in plants.

- wherein

In plants, the units of vegetative propagation such as runner, rhizome, sucker, tuber, offset, bulb are all capable of giving rise to new offspring. These structures are called vegetative propagules

 

 

Both vegetative  and apomixis are an asexual reproduction. The progeny produced are genetically similar to a parent and are called clone.

 


Option 1)

Both are applicable to only dicot plants.

This option is incorrect.

Option 2)

Both bypass the flowering phase

This option is incorrect.

Option 3)

Both occur round the year

This option is incorrect.

Option 4)

Both produce progeny identical to the parent

This option is correct.

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