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"VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION is more commonly represented than apomixis among angiosperm lineages, and it has been estimated that ∼80% possess some means of reproducing in this manner." http://www.pnas.org/content/112/29/8859.full View in LinkedIn

NO MEIOSIS. "Apomictic plants reproduce asexually through seeds by avoiding both meiosis and fertilization. While apomixis is genetically controlled, individual loci contributing to its expression have yet to be identified." https://lnkd.in/dYVvXf4 View in LinkedIn

ASEXUAL SEEDS. "Angiosperms possess two distinct forms of asexual reproduction—vegetative reproduction and apomixis (asexually produced seed)—as well as diverse pollination and mating systems." http://www.pnas.org/content/112/29/8859.full View in LinkedIn

SEEDS. “The seed is the product of the fertilized ovule, which in gymnosperms is naked, being borne on the surface of the scales that comprise the cone, whereas in the angiosperms the seed is formed within an ovary. In time the seed will normally become separated from the parent and eventually may germinate to give a new individual.” https://lnkd.in/d2V6VgJ View in LinkedIn

Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/06/plastic-fibres-found-tap-water-around-world-study-reveals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other View in LinkedIn

REFLECT A MOMENT. “The germination of seeds is a magical event, in which a pinch of dust-like material may give rise to all the power and the beauty of the growing plant.” https://lnkd.in/d2V6VgJ View in LinkedIn

EXAMPLES OF HYBRID FITNESS. "A few examples of new phenotypes inferred to arise from hybridization include: extreme size of tiger x lion F1 hybrids; unique shapes and colors of hybrid orchids; ability of recombinant sunflowers to thrive in extreme habits; specialization on a novel host plant in lonicera flies; and expression of novel gene transcripts (including new exons) via alternative splicing in hybrid poplars." https://lnkd.in/dDz5VYD View in LinkedIn

GREATER HYBRID FITNESS. "Often, transgressive hybrids have higher fitness in novel environments, increasing the likelihood of divergence from parental populations." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11692-012-9209-0 View in LinkedIn

NEW POSSIBILITIES ALLOWED. "Genetic recombination in hybrids can produce transgressive phenotypes, “monstrous” phenotypes beyond the range of parental populations. Transgressive phenotypes can be products of epistatic interactions or additive effects of multiple recombined loci." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11692-012-9209-0 View in LinkedIn

CREDIBLE HYBRID SPECIATION. "Recent empirical and theoretical research on hybrid speciation might have revived the hopeful monster in a new, more credible form. Recombination of parental chromosomes in the F2 and later generations during hybridization can generate genotypes that express phenotypes outside the normal range of variation observed in either parental gene pool, a phenomenon termed “transgressive segregation”.” http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11692-012-9209-0 View in LinkedIn