Studies have shown that in the flowering plant Arabidopsis the root-shoot axis is established ____

a. by the first cell division of the embryo
b. within hours after the seed germinates
c. during the torpedo stage of embryonic development
d. shortly after the eight-cell embryo stage
e. by plant tissues breaking through the seed coat and making contact with soil


ANSWER: a

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