Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 31.2, Problem 1CC
What inference can you draw from the observation that flowers of corn lack showy petals?
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Principles of Biology
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