CBSE 2024 · Region 1 · Set 2 · Q17 · 2 marks
Do you think apomixis can be compared to asexual reproduction ? Justify your answer. State the benefits of apomixis to the farmers.
Marking-scheme solution
• Yes
-Apomixis is asexual reproduction as there is no formation of gametes
and fertilisation.
• In apomictic seeds – There will be no segregation of characters in
hybrid progeny, Farmers can keep using apomictic seeds year after year / no need to buy hybrid seeds every year as production of hybrid seeds are very costly.
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