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The process in which female gamete undergoes development to form new organisms without fertilization is:

a
embryogenesis
b
parthenocarpy
c
apomixis
d
parthenogenesis

detailed solution

Correct option is D

The female gamete undergoes development to form new organisms without fertilisation. This phenomenon is called parthenogenesis. Some organisms like rotifers, honeybees and even some lizards and birds (turkey) exhibit parthenogenesis.

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