Q. Apomictic embryos in citrus arise from

A) Diploid egg
B) Synergids
C) Maternal sporophytic tissue in ovule
D) Antipodal cells
Explanation

[Solution from source] In Citrus and mango, some nucellar cells around the embryo sac (maternal sporophytic tissue) divide and grow directly into embryos, a form of apomixis called adventive embryony. They do not come from a diploid egg, synergids or antipodals. Answer (3).

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