Acta 801. Neerl.
Book
27(2), April 1978,
reviews
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29
fig.
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this
157-160.
p.
DM
sexual
monograph
discussed in
in
reproduction
comparative
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parts,
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mendelian
distinction
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ratio
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concept
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in
prokaryotes
and for
the association
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and
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the same
the circum-
of “relative
female, depending on
is
term
among
with
genetically determined,
obsolete
or
its
this
clarity.
described.
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a
and
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readers
book
874
with
the
genetical
author refers
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sexuality”,
partner.
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discussion
on
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only
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and the
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inclusion
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coverage.
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like
subject
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pages.
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1967 and
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of
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keep abreast of major experimental
area.
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now
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sex
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male
as
covering
in
particularly disappoint
advancements
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approach,
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higher plants
femaleness, depending on
or
parasexual phenomena
appeared
dealt with in
figures might
neglected
which
which
not succeeded
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on
treatise
only comprehensive
systems
p.,
sex.
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more
chapter
a
with
behave
may
and
terminology which
those cases where cells
differentiation
hardly appropriate.
gamete
a
includes
the evolutionof
Plant
1977. 128
general introduction, haplontic, diplontic
applies to
raaleness
sexual
cases
a
succession.
distributed
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term
either
express
both
seem
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in
modificatory (phenotypical)
determination
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After
described
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genetic information may
stances.
are
(or mating types)
sexes
zygote,
fungi, algae, archegoniates
Much attention is devoted to
way.
applicable throughout the plant kingdom.
and
E. Ulmer. Stuttgart.
Pflan zen. Verlag
42.-.
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a
summarizing
be
may
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account, and is sometimes
for those
teaching
about
or
quite superficial.
working
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field
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H. van den Ende
H.
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“The Role
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was
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bioassay
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introduction
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flowering plants.
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phylogenetic systems
the author that there still
the
vol.
cells.
sexually interacting
plants
1976. 186 p, £ 6.80, $
as
mediators
sexual
plants
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