Question:

Cleavage polyembryony occurs in

Updated On: Jun 23, 2024
  • Pinus
  • Mini Cycas
  • Cycas
  • Ephedra
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Polyembryony is of common occurrence among the gymnosperms. This is possible because more than one archegonia are fertilized and more than one zygotes are formed. These develops into embryos, but only one of them succeeds in developing into a complete embryo. In the conifers there is a cleavage polyembryony. In this case all the four cells of the young embryo separate and develop into 4 embryos, but only one completely develop and others abort, eg Pinus.
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Concepts Used:

Sexual Reproduction

Sexual reproduction takes place in both plants and animals. In sexual reproduction, genetically diverse organisms or sphinx are built this happens when two individuals of unique sex are combined. 

The offspring built by sexual reproduction are genetically diverse in nature and can embrace themselves in accordance with the climate and other adaptable conditions many multicellular organisms practice sexual reproduction. 

There are four types of sexual reproduction:

  • Allogamy
  • Internal fertilization
  • External fertilization
  • Autogamy