MCQ
The asexual process replaced by the sexual method is known as:
  • A
    Apomixis
  • B
    Amphimixis
  • C
    Apospory
  • D
    None of the above

Answer

  1. Apomixis

Explanation:

In botany, apomixis was defined by Hans Winkler as replacement of the normal sexual reproduction by asexual reproduction, without fertilization.

Apomixis is a reproductive mechanism that bypasses the sexual process and allows a plant to clone itself through seed.

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