In flowering plants, viable seeds result even without two of the mechanisms that normally operate during embryogenesis. This finding illuminates the interplay of male and female factors in the process.
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Ohad, N. Parental conflict overcome. Nature 447, 275–276 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/447275a
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