Is double fertilization (vegetative pripagation) always asexual?

[510586]

One if the explanations/answers for vegetative propagation in destroyer was that vegetative propagation was asexual. Is it possible for a sperm from another plant to fertilize in the angiosperm cycle? Would that make the double fertilization part sexual?

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[DAT Destroyer]

One if the explanations/answers for vegetative propagation in destroyer was that vegetative propagation was asexual. Is it possible for a sperm from another plant to fertilize in the angiosperm cycle? Would that make the double fertilization part sexual?

Technically, yes. The correct term would be Cross-Fertilization or Cross-Pollination, is where a plant is fertilized by another of the same species. Biologists usually call it Allogamy to indicate biological reproduction that brings genetic diversity. It is very similar to sexual reproduction, which is a term rarely used when describing reproduction of angiosperms.

 

[510586]

Technically, yes. The correct term would be Cross-Fertilization or Cross-Pollination, is where a plant is fertilized by another of the same species. Biologists usually call it Allogamy to indicate biological reproduction that brings genetic diversity. It is very similar to sexual reproduction, which is a term rarely used when describing reproduction of angiosperms.

So if we see a question like this on the DAT would it be safe to assume that they are generally asexual for double fert? Thanks

 

[DAT Destroyer]

So if we see a question like this on the DAT would it be safe to assume that they are generally asexual for double fert? Thanks

No, you cannot assume that. There should be a distinction between cross-fertilization and self fertilization, since either can occur.