? multiple seeds from a single flower ?

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    globalist1789 Active Member

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    Hello all,

    Here is a simple botany question. I’m wondering about the development of multiple seeds from a single flower. I’m curious to know if seeds from a single flower are genetically identical. Does one grain of pollen fertilize the flower and the embryo divides like twins/triplets, or does the flower actually take in a number of pollen grains, one for each seed?

    I may not have expressed this as clearly as it could have been done, but hopefully someone will understand what I’m getting at :)

    Michael
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Generally, they derive from multiple ovules and multiple pollen grains - so genetically different, like ordinary twins (but not necessarily even sharing the same pollen parent), not like identical twins.
     
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    Great, I was just wondering.

    Thank-you Kindly,
    Michael
     

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