Consider a cherry pit, wich is a seed with a cherry embryo inside it. Trace the paternal ancestry of that embryo. Explain how the sperm that fathered the embryo came to unite with the egg, and the process by which that sperm originated.

Consider a cherry pit, wich is a seed with a cherry embryo inside it. Trace the paternal ancestry of that embryo. Explain how the sperm that fathered the embryo came to unite with the egg, and the process by which that sperm originated.

Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337392938

Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Chapter37: Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Section37.2: Pollination

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