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A. Can a plant flowering in Mumbai be pollinated by pollen grains of the same species growing in New Delhi? Provide explanations to your answer.

B. Draw the diagram of a pistil where pollination has successfully occurred. Label the parts involved in reaching the male gametes to its desired destination.

A. Yes, such type of pollination can be achieved by artificial means or artificial hybridisation. In such type of pollination pollen grain of one flower from one city is introduced artificially on the stigma of another flower of another city.


B. The diagram is shown below:



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