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Continued self-pollination leads to:
AInbreeding depression
BStrong hybrid vigour
CRegular polyembryony
DApomictic seed set
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Inbreeding depression
1. Self pollen keeps the same genes circulating.
2. Over generations the plants weaken.
3. This is inbreeding depression.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Biology, Chapter 2, Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants._
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