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The development of organisms from female gametes without fertilisation is called
Options:
A .  Parthenocarpy
B .  Parthenogenesis
C .  Polyembryony
D .  Polygamy
Answer: Option B
:
B
In some organisms like rotifers, honey bees and even some lizards and birds (turkey), the female gamete undergoes development to form new organisms, male and/or female, without fertilisation. This phenomenon is called parthenogenesis.
Polyembryony is the formation of more than one embryo from a single fertilized ovum.
Parthenocarpy involvesformation of fruit without seed production.
Polygamy is
a pattern of mating in which an animal has more than one mate.

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