Question

Geitonogamy is functionally a cross-pollination but genetically similar to autogamy. Explain.

Answer 1

Geitonogamous flowering plants are genetically autogamous but functionally cross-pollinated. Justify. ... It is being transferred to the stigma of another flower fo same plant. So it is functionally cross pollination by involving pollinating agent but genetically it is autogamy.

Answer 2

Although geitonogamy is functionally cross-pollination involving a pollinating agent, genetically it is similar to autogamy since the pollen grains come from the same plant. Monoecious plants like maize show geitonogamy.

Geitonogamy