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Polyembryonic

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pol·y·em·bry·o·ny  (pl-mbr--n, -m-br-)
n.
Development of more than one embryo from a single egg or ovule.

poly·embry·onic (-br-nk) adj.


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Studies have shown that these monoembryonic and polyembryonic gene pools may also operate differently physiologically.
How long you lovingly gaze at those lacy little carrot tops, or the even lacier California poppy leaves that are coming up now with the rain - to say nothing of the incredible beet, each of whose polyembryonic seeds contains several baby plants that sprout in unison.
 
 
 
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