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Rearrange the following events of sexual reproduction in the sequence in which they occur in a flowering plant: embryogenesis, fertilisation, gametogenesis, pollination.

The following events of sexual reproduction occur in the following sequence:

1. Pollination: The transfer of pollen to stigma takes place by an agent or self-pollination.


2. Gametogenesis: Formation of male and female gametes takes place.


3. Fertilisation: The fusion of male and female gametes take place to form an embryo.


4. Embryogenesis: The fusion of the gametes forms an embryo.


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