(C) Polyembryony is the phenomenon of having more than one embryo in a seed. It was first discovered by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in $1719$ in the seeds

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(C) Polyembryony is the phenomenon of having more than one embryo in a seed. It was first discovered by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in $1719$ in the seeds of orange (Citrus). Therefore,the correct answer is Leeuwenhoek.

Class 12 Biology Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Apomixis and Polyembryony

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The first discoverer of polyembryony is.......

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Rosenberg
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Hofmeister
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Leeuwenhoek
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Guha

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Apomixis and Polyembryony

The formation of an embryo without the fusion of gametes is termed as:

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Apomictic embryos in $Citrus$ arise from

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Identify the incorrect statement.

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Development of an embryo from the cells of the nucellus is called:

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