It Is Possible to Make Seedless Tomatoes by Removing the Anthers

question 28

Multiple Choice

It is possible to make seedless tomatoes by removing the anthers of the flower and putting a hormone (auxin) on the stigma of the tomato flower.Weekly applications are required.Over the course of development,the stigma and style fall off,and the ovary develops into a normal-looking tomato with no seeds.Normally,seed and fruit formation are coordinated using hormone signaling.What does the application of auxin indicate?

• A)The stigma of a tomato flower produces auxin that is necessary for pollination.
• B)It stimulates the development of the pericarp into the ovary wall.
• C)Applied auxin must substitute for an auxin source in a developing seed.
• D)All of the above answers apply.

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