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NEET · Biology · STD 12 - 1. sexual reproduction in flowering plants

Product of sexual reproduction generally generates

  1. A new genetic combination leading to variation
  2. B large biomass
  3. C longer viability of seeds
  4. D prolonged dormancy.
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(A) new genetic combination leading to variation

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(a) : Sexual reproduction always involves meiosis (zygotic in case of haploid individuals and gametic in case of diploid individuals). Meiosis results in crossing over between chromosomes during prophase I generating new recombinations. Besides, sexual reproduction generally involves combination of genes from two different organisms. Thus, sexual reproduction generates new genetic combinations leading to variations.