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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Biology Form 3
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Parthenocarpy

This is fruit development without fertilisation e.g. bananas and pineapples.

There is no seed development.

 

Differentiate between a Seed and a Fruit

A seed has one scar (point of attachment at the receptacle) while a fruit has two scars (the point of attachment to the receptacle and the remains of the style).

 

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