Biology · Reproduction
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Development of an egg into zygote without fertilization is called?
- A
Parthenocarpy
- B
Apomixis
- C
Parthenogenesis
- D
All of these
Parthenocarpy leads to the development of fruits without seeds, that means they can not further reproduce. In Apomixes, its asexual reproduction of plants. It would be correct if the famele gamete would be the egg, but since its a seed, therefore, its wrong. In Parthenogenesis occurs in animals, where an unfertilized ovum develops into a new individual, which is a clone of a female and mostly haploid. So, option C is the correct option.
Parthenocarpy is the process in which a fruit is formed without pollination or seed formation. The question talks about the development of an egg that shouldn't be fertilized, therefore it is wrong as it refers to plants.
Apomixis is the asexual reproduction in plants. That means it involves the seed as the female gamete and not the egg, therefore this is the incorrect option.
This option is correct as in this process asexual reproduction occurs which allows for an unfertilized egg to develop into an identical offspring. Therefore this is the correct option.
This is the incorrect option because option C is correct.
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