NEET Solved Paper 2014 Question 24
Question: Geitonogamy involves [AIPMT 2014]
Options:
A) Fertilisation of a flower by the pollen from another flower of the same plant
B) Fertilisation of a flower by the pollen from the same flower
C) Fertilisation of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant in the same population
D) Fertilisation of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant belonging to a distant population
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A) Fertilisation of a flower by the pollen from another flower of the same plant
Solution:
- Geitonogamy is a type of pollination where the pollen is transferred from one flower to another flower on the same individual plant. This is different from autogamy, where the pollen comes from the same flower, and xenogamy, where the pollen comes from a different plant.
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