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    Most appropriate term to designate the life cycle of Obelia is [BHU 2002]

    A)            Neoteny                                   

    B)            Metagenesis

    C)            Metamorphosis                       

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Obelia shows alternation of asexual and sexual phase (both phase are diploid). The asexual phase is represented by the colony while the sexual phase is medusa. The two alternate in life cycle. Such an alternation between asexual and sexual phases is called metagenesis.


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