Q40 / 180 · NEET 2014 · Botany

Geitonogamy involves

  • Correct answer
    A
    Fertilization of a flower by the pollen from another flower of the same plant
  • B
    Fertilization of a flower by the pollen from another same flower.
  • C
    Fertilization of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant in the same population
  • D
    Fertilization of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant belonging to a distant population

Solution

Geitonogamy comes from a Latin word, geiton-neighbor and gamy-marriage. This is a mode of pollination, commonly referred as self-pollination. Here, the fertilization of a flower by pollen from another flower on the same plant is observed.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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