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Study of formation, growth and development of new individual from an egg is

1. Apomixis
2. Embryology
3. Embryogeny
4. Cytology

Correct answer: Embryology

Solution

Embryology is the branch of biology that deals with the formation, growth, and development of an organism from the egg stage. The other options refer to different concepts: apomixis is asexual seed formation, cytology is the study of cells, and embryogeny is the process of embryo formation rather than the study itself.

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