Reproduction in Flowering Plants
StagePollination
FertilizedNot yet
Pollination typeCross
Genetic variation85%
- Start at 0% tube growth — confirm the stage reads "Pollination"
- Grow the pollen tube partway — reach the "Pollen tube growth" stage
- Grow the tube far enough for fertilization to actually happen
- Reach 100% tube growth — confirm the final stage, seed & fruit development
- Switch to cross-pollination and confirm genetic variation reads higher than self-pollination would give