Question

what are apomictic seeds? How do they develop?

Answer 1

A few flowering  plants such as some species of Asteraceae and grasses, have evolved a  special mechanism, to produce seeds without fertilisation, called apomixis.  Thus, apomixis is a  form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction. There are  several ways of development of apomictic seeds. In some species, the  diploid egg cell is formed without reduction division and develops into  the embryo without fertilisation.