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Understanding Flower Reproductive Structures by Richie Garcia is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Flowers play an important role in plant reproduction by housing the male and female reproductive structures. The female structure, called the pistil, is made up of the stigma, style and ovary. The male structure, the stamen, has a filament that supports the pollen-producing anther. Pollen grains from the anther must reach the sticky stigma for fertilization to occur inside the ovary. This allows genetic material from two parents to combine, forming seeds that contain offspring with unique combinations of tr
- Author
- Richie Garcia
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