What is the purpose of self-incompatibility in flowers?

a. It prevents both self-fertilization and self-pollination.
b. It prevents self-pollination but not self-fertilization.
c. It prevents self-fertilization but not self-pollination.
d. It prevents self-fertilization and occasionally prevents self-pollination.


Ans: c. It prevents self-fertilization but not self-pollination.

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