Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant Question 169

Question: When pollen grains of a flower pollinate the stigma of another flower of the same plant, it is called [AllMS 1980; BHU 1999; AMU 2005; CPMT 2005]

Options:

A) Dichogamy

B) Herkogamy

C) Geitnogamy

D) Autogamy

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Geitonogamy is the transfer for pollen grains from anthers of one flower to another flower of either the same plant or genetically similar plant or between two clones.