Question

in some plants, the female gamete develops into embryo without fertilization . this phenomenon is known as 1) parthenocarpy or 2) parthenogenesis ..pls tell as i m getting confused in this ...

Answer 1

Answer:

#.)when the formation of embryo takes place without fertilization in human female it is called as as partenogenesis.

ex-: lizard, turkey bird etc

#.)but when it takes place in fruits it is called as parthenocarpy.

#.)and when it takes place in seed it is called as apomixis.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is parthenogenesis

Explanation:

Whereas parthenocarpy is the process by which seedless fruits are produced under the influence of auxin.

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