Which process is not prevented in maize?

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(C) Maize is a monoecious plant,meaning it bears both male (staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers on the same individual plant.Because both types

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Geitonogamy

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(C) Maize is a monoecious plant,meaning it bears both male (staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers on the same individual plant.Because both types of flowers are present on the same plant,the plant cannot prevent geitonogamy (pollination between two flowers on the same plant).However,maize has mechanisms to promote cross-pollination (allogamy) and reduce autogamy (self-pollination within the same flower).Therefore,geitonogamy is not prevented in maize.

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