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Geitonogamy is best described as:
APollination by water
BTransfer of pollen between two flowers on different plants
CPollination of cleistogamous flowers
DTransfer of pollen between two flowers on the SAME plant — functionally cross-pollination but genetically similar to autogamy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Transfer of pollen between two flowers on the SAME plant — functionally cross-pollination but genetically similar to autogamy
**Geitonogamy** = pollen transfer between different flowers of the SAME plant. Mechanically cross-pollination (needs an agent), but **genetically equivalent to autogamy** since the pollen and ovule share the same genome.
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