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AApomixis
BLayering
CGrafting
DBudding
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Apomixis
1. Some plants can produce seeds without fertilisation taking place.
2. Either the ovule or part of the ovary, which is diploid in nature, gives rise to a new seed.
3. That method of reproduction is known as apomixis.
4. Grafting, layering and budding are artificial methods that build a new plant from plant parts rather than from seed.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 32 "Plant Reproduction", section 32.3 Asexual Reproduction_
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