| Monoembryonic cultivars produce a single shoot, while polyembryonic types germinate multiple shoots. |
| Studies have shown that these monoembryonic and polyembryonic gene pools may also operate differently physiologically. |
| Over half of the seeds produced in both the field and greenhouse experiments were polyembryonic, producing two to four seedlings. |
| Polyembryony was further characterized by determining DNA content and fingerprints of embryos obtained from 157 polyembryonic kernels. |
| Patterson's early work on polyembryonic hymenoptera was almost forgotten for 75 years. |
| Polyembryonic seeds can arise through several developmental pathways and in some cases may involve apomixis stimulated by fertilization of nearby ovules. |
