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BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsPre-fertilisation Structures and EventsMedium2 minPYQ_2011
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Nucellar polyembryony is reported in species ofNEET 2011 (Screening)

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Occurrence of more than one embro in a seed is referred as polyembryony. In many citrus and mango varieties, some of the nucellar cells surrounding the embryo sac start dividing, protrude into the embryo-sac and develop into the embryos in such species each ovule contains many embros (nucellar polyembryony).

Stream:NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Sexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsSubtopic:Pre-fertilisation Structures and Events
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2011

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