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What is common between vegetative reproduction and apomixis?
A
Both occur round the year
B
Both produce progeny identical to the parent
C
Both are applicable to only dicot plants
D
Both bypass the flowering phase
Detailed Solution
Vegetative reproduction is asexual reproduction through vegetative parts such as runners, rhizomes, tubers and bulbs.
Apomixis is the production of seeds without fertilisation; it is a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction.
In both, meiosis and syngamy are not involved, so the offspring are genetically identical to the parent (clones).
Apomixis involves flowers and seeds, so it does not bypass the flowering phase; neither process is limited to dicots (apomixis is common in grasses) or occurs round the year.
Hence the common feature is that both produce progeny identical to the parent.
Apomixis is the production of seeds without fertilisation; it is a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction.
In both, meiosis and syngamy are not involved, so the offspring are genetically identical to the parent (clones).
Apomixis involves flowers and seeds, so it does not bypass the flowering phase; neither process is limited to dicots (apomixis is common in grasses) or occurs round the year.
Hence the common feature is that both produce progeny identical to the parent.