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Apomictic embryos in Citrus arise from:
BiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsNEET
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  • A Synergids
  • B Antipodal cells
  • C Diploid egg
  • D Maternal sporophytic tissue in ovule
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The correct answer is: Maternal sporophytic tissue in ovule
Apomixis is abnormal kinds of sexual reproduction in which egg or other cells associated with egg (synergids, antipodals, etc.) develop into embryo without fertilization And meiosis. Development of embryos directly from sporophytic tissues like nucellus & integuments is called adventive embryony which is also a type of apoximis. E.g., Citrus, mango.

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