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🔬 Biology  ·  Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants  ·  NEET

Emasculation, the removal of anthers from a bisexual flower bud, is done by a plant breeder to:

Answer: Prevent self-pollination in the seed parent.

  • A Prevent self-pollination in the seed parent
  • B Increase the number of ovules
  • C Speed up endosperm formation
  • D Make the flower attractive to insects

Correct answer: A. Prevent self-pollination in the seed parent

Explanation: Emasculation removes the anthers before they mature so that the emasculated flower cannot self-pollinate during artificial hybridisation.

Concept context

Flower structure, pollination, double fertilization, and seed/fruit development - the highest-scoring Class 12 biology chapter in NEET.

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