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1.Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
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Product of sexual reproduction generally generates

A

new genetic combination leading to variation

B

large biomass

C

longer viability of seeds

D

prolonged dormancy.

(NEET-2013)

Solution

(a) : Sexual reproduction always involves meiosis (zygotic in case of haploid individuals and gametic in case of diploid individuals). Meiosis results in crossing over between chromosomes during prophase I generating new recombinations. Besides, sexual reproduction generally involves combination of genes from two different organisms. Thus, sexual reproduction generates new genetic combinations leading to variations.

Standard 12
Biology

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