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The phenomenon of two flowers, one having long stamens and short styles, and other having short stamens and long style

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allogamy

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heterostyly

C
dicliny

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herkogamy

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Heterostyly is the presence of 2 or 3 types of flowers within the same plant and such flowers differ in the length of style and stamens. Example, Primula which shows distyly.
It has two types of flowers:
1. Pin eyed flowers: These have long styles with short stamens.
2. Thrum eyed flowers: These have a short style and long stamens.
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The phenomenon of two flowers, one having long stamens and short styles, and other having short stamens and long style
TopicSexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
SubjectBiology
ClassClass 12
Answer TypeText solution:1
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