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Can an unfertilised, apomictic embryo sac give rise to a diploid embryo? If yes, then how?

Yes, an unfertilised, apomictic embryo sac can give rise to a diploid embryo.

When megaspore develops into embryo sac without metiotic division, the egg developed will be diploid.


This diploid egg develops into embryo by mitotic division.


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