Q19 / 180 · AIIMS 2018 (27 May) · Botany
Select the incorrect statement.
- APlants undergoing nonrecurrent agamospermy generally produce non-viable seeds.
- BIn recurrent agamospermy all the cells of embryo sac are diploid as it is directly formed from nucellar or megaspore mother cell.
- CIn gymnosperms, polyembryony may occur due to cleavage of growing embryo.
- Correct answerDPolyembryony never occurs in mango and groundnut.
Solution
Polyembrony is quite common in onion, groundnut, mango, lemon, orange, etc.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.