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Answered by dishaa85
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The advantage of cross pollination is that it produces plants with genetic variation , which can help in their survival . ... In the process of cross pollination, the pollen is transferred from one plant to another by a pollinator, such as an insect, or by the wind.

What is an advantage of cross pollination?

According to How Stuff Works, cross pollination is necessary to produce hybrid plants and flowers, which keeps the species strong. Of course, there are also many disadvantages to cross pollination. For one, Diffen points out that it prevents uniform progeny and the purity of the genetic pool.

What are the disadvantages of cross pollination?

Disadvantages of cross pollination: It is not always certain as a pollinating agent is always required, and it may or may not be available at the suitable time. Pollen grains have to be produced in abundance to ensure chances of pollination.

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Answered by AnshikaSrivastava
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Self Pollination

1. Self Pollination can be an advantage when the number of flowers is small or they are widely spaced

2. During self pollination pollen grains are not transmitted to one flower or another. As a result the wastage of pollen is less.

Cross Pollination

1. Cross pollination is one way in which plants reproduce.

2. The foremost is introducing genetic diversity to the plants, which keeps it resistant to the disease.

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