Apomictic embryos in Citrus arise from

Apomictic embryos in Citrus arise from
  1. synergids
  2. maternal sporophytic tissue in ovule
  3. antipodal cells
  4. diploid egg

Solution

Substitution of usual sexual reproduction by a form of reproduction which does not involve meiosis and syngamy is called apomixis. In Citrus, apomictic embryos arise from diploid cells (maternal sporophytic tissue) of the ovule occurring outside the embryo sac.

Asked in: NEET 2010 (Screening)

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