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What human reproductive organ is functionally similar to this seed?

What human reproductive organ is functionally similar to this seed?

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• One sperm fertilizes the egg, while the other<br />

combines with two nuclei in the central cell of<br />

the female game<strong>to</strong>phyte and initiates<br />

development of food-s<strong>to</strong>ring endosperm<br />

• The endosperm nour<strong>is</strong>hes the developing<br />

embryo (think yolk!)<br />

• Within a <strong>seed</strong>, the embryo cons<strong>is</strong>ts of a root<br />

and two <strong>seed</strong> leaves called cotyledons<br />

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