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An irregular mode of reproduction resulting in the development of an embryo without fertilization is called 1.Parthenogenesis 2.Apogamy 3.Sporophytic budding Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

In animals, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell. In plants parthenogenesis is a component process of apomixis.Apogamy is a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophytedevelops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes.Adventitious embryony also called sporophytic budding, is a type of apomixis in which an embryo develops directly from nucellus or integument tissue.So, all three are correct.


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