Biology
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Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
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Chapter 40, Problem 1S
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To determine:
The process, in which the long white sprouts are formed with tiny leaves in the potatoes when kept in a dark cupboard and to explain the behavior of the potatoes.
Introduction:
The potatoes are grown using the two methods: true seeds of potatoes and small potatoes. The small potatoes are used to grow the new potatoes because they form tiny shoot tike structures on it.
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