What Does the ABC Model of Flower Development Attempt to Explain

question 10

Multiple Choice

What does the ABC model of flower development attempt to explain?

• A)how different combinations of gene products trigger the formation of different floral organs
• B)why petals are found on the inside of the whorl of sepals instead of on the outside
• C)why the four types of floral organs occur in whorls
• D)why apical meristems are converted to floral meristems in response to specific cell-to-cell signals

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