DNA from Monocot Seeds QuickExtract Seed Solution was used to screen monocot seeds, which often yield DNA that gives inconsistent amplification results by standard methods.

It features live footage with superimposed terms like seed coat, embryo, monocotyledon, and dicotyledon, and discusses the conditions necessary for seed germination.

The names "monocot" and "dicot" come from the term cotyledon. A cotyledon is the part of the embryonic plant, housed in the seed that upon germination becomes the first leaf, or leaves, of the ...

One of the earliest examples of a winged seed has been found in a mine in the Anhui Province of China. A team of scientists affiliated with a number of different institutions in China was ...

Five sources of data force extensive revision of ideas about the nature and evolution of monocot xylem: scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies of thick sections; availability of molecular ...