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Gynogenesis is a process of development of haploid plants
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- from a fertilized cell of female gametophyte
- from an unfertilized cell of female gametophyte
- from isolated pollen grains
- by selective elimination of chromosomes following distant hybridization
Correct Option: B
A form of asexual reproduction related to parthenogenesis is gynogenesis. Here, offspring are produced by the same mechanism as in parthenogenesis, but with the requirement that the egg merely be stimulated by the presence of sperm in order to develop. However, the sperm cell does not contribute any genetic material to the offspring. Since gynogenetic species are all female, activation of their eggs requires mating with males of a closely related species for the needed stimulus.
