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Q. Cleavage polyembryony occurs in

Bihar CECEBihar CECE 2010

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Polyembryony is a common occurrence among the gymnosperms. This is possible because more than one archegonia are fertilised and more than one zygotes are formed. These develops into embryos, but only one of them succeeds in developing into a complete embryo. In the conifers, there is a cleavage polyembryony. In this case, all the four cells of the young embryo separate and develop into four embryos, but only one complete development and others abort, eg, Pinus.