VMMC VMMC Medical Solved Paper-2006

  • question_answer
    Absence of sexual union and failure of meiosis is known as:

    A) anisospory         

    B)        apomixes           

    C)        amphimixis        

    D)        anisogamety

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    In some plants meiosis and syngamy are not interrupted but they still produce a viable embryo. Such asexual seeds, which produce progeny identical to the female parent are called apomictic seed and the phenomenon is known as apomixis. (Apo = away from + mixic = act of mixing or mingling).


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