Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · NEET Preparation Botany
Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant is botanically referred to as:
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Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant is botanically referred to as:
- A.Autogamy
- B.GeitonogamyCorrect answer
- C.Xenogamy
- D.Cleistogamy
Solution
Geitonogamy is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant. Though functionally it involves pollination via a pollinating agent, genetically it is similar to autogamy since the pollen comes from the same plant.
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