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Chapter 39, Problem 3S
The current model for gravitropism suggests that the accumulation of amyloplasts on the bottom of a cell allows the cell to sense gravity. Suggest a plausible mechanism for the sensing of gravity that does not involve the settling out of panicles.
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Ch. 39.1 - Compare the pigments phytochrome and chlorophyll.Ch. 39.1 - List growth responses influenced by phytochrome.Ch. 39.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 39.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 39.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 39.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 39.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 39.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 39.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 39.4 - Prob. 2LO
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