Grafting Experiments Established That

question 20

Multiple Choice

Grafting experiments established that

• A) there is a transmissible factor that can promote flowering, even from plant to plant.
• B) the factors responsible for flowering are amino acids.
• C) a flowering hormone is produced in the meristem.
• D) the factor induced by the critical photoperiod is highly unstable.
• E) the host and scion remain independent.

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Chi-squared Distribution

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