Biology (11th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1259188132
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Chapter 41 - Plant Reproduction - Review Questions - Apply - Page 862: 1

Answer

B.

Work Step by Step

The pollen grains genetically S5 would fail in pollination due to the self-incompatibility mechanism, but the S2 pollen would succeed, having no match in the plant being pollinated (B.). A. is wrong because it ignores the self-incompatibility issue, and C. is incorrect since sporophytic incompatibility would not allow half to successfully pollinate. D. is untrue since S2 pollen should be able to work.
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