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Grade 12Botany

please xplain the difference between diplospory apomixis and apospory.

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10 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer10 Years ago
Dear Ayushi,
Apomixis: It means the result of a plant gaining the ability to bypass the most fundamental aspects of sexual reproduction:meiosis and fertilization. With out the need for male fertilization there is no Apomixis.
Apospory: It means production of gametophytes directly from diploid cells of the sporophytes with out spore formation.