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To differentiate: Between stamens and carpels.
Concept introduction: Flower is a reproductive part of the modified thick shoot of an
To determine: The similarity between stamens and carpels.
Concept introduction: Flower is a reproductive part of the modified thick shoot of an angiosperm plant. In order to carry out sexual reproduction, conversion of the shoot apical meristem into floral meristem is required. There involves various parts that make up the structure of flower.
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