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Mendel’s 3 Laws of Inheritance – Flashcard

Polyembryony is a biological phenomenon wherein multiple embryos form within a single ovule, seed, or fertilized ovum. This process, first documented by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1719, involves the development of more than one embryo from a single egg. Although the embryos originate from the same egg and thus share genetic identity with each other, … Read more

Apomixis, a term introduced by the botanist Hans Winkler in 1908, encompasses a fascinating mode of asexual reproduction in plants. Derived from the Greek words apo, meaning “away from,” and mixes, meaning “mixing,” apomixis refers to the formation of seeds or embryos without the need for fertilization. In this process, the typical fusion of male … Read more