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Some seeds are adapted to travel through the digestive tract of an animal in order to germinate (begin to grow).
a :environmental factor
B: genetic factor
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B: genetic factor.
The ability of seeds to resist digestion and then germinate after passage through an animal is an inherited adaptation (traits like hard seed coats, dormancy mechanisms, chemical responses are genetically encoded). The animal's gut acts as an environmental trigger, but the adaptation itself is genetic.
The ability of seeds to resist digestion and then germinate after passage through an animal is an inherited adaptation (traits like hard seed coats, dormancy mechanisms, chemical responses are genetically encoded). The animal's gut acts as an environmental trigger, but the adaptation itself is genetic.
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