NEET 2012 Biology question

Both, autogamy and geitonogamy are prevented in

(1)Maize
(2)PapayaCorrect
(3)Cucumber
(4)Castor

Answer: (2)

Solution

Autogamy (pollen from the same flower) and geitonogamy (pollen from another flower of the same plant) both involve pollen and stigma of the same plant. They are prevented completely only in dioecious plants, where male and female flowers are borne on

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Question ID VK-091150