Q. Reproduction in larval stage is called
A) Neoteny
B) Parthenogenesis
C) Parthenocarpy
D) Paedogenesis
Explanation
Paedogenesis literally means ‘reproduction by the child’. Infact, it is reproduction by immature or larval animals caused by acceleration of mutation. Paedogenesis occurs in very small flies such as Miastor and in Oligarces.
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