Seed formation without fertilization in flowering plants involves the process of :

(A)Apomixis
(B)Sporulation
(C)Budding
(D)Somatic hybridization

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Although seeds, in general are the products of fertilisation, a few flowering plants such as some species of *Asteraceae* and grasses, have evolved a special mechanism, to produce seeds without fertilisation, called **apomixis**.

Chapter: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Section: 1.5 APOMIXIS AND POLYEMBRYONY
Page: 21
Words matched: 45 of 45

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that apomixis is 'a special mechanism to produce seeds without fertilisation' in flowering plants, which directly matches the question and distinguishes it from the other options.

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