Paedogenesis is basically a type of
A. Polyembryony
B. Parthenogenesis
C. Oviparity
D. Arrehenotoky
Answer: Option B
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Paedogenesis is a type of Parthenogenesis.Paedogenesis, is reproduction by sexually mature larvae, usually without fertilization. The young may be eggs, such as are produced by Miastor, a genus of gall midge flies, or other larval forms, as in the case of some flukes.
Parthenogenesis is also a form of reproduction in which an egg can develop into an embryo without being fertilized by a sperm. Thus, paedogenesis is a type of parthenogenesis.
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