Embryos (IMAGE)

Virginia Tech

Embryos

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These embryos from anther culture of potato grow into plants with half the chromosomes of the parent. This spring, students in Richard Veilleux's graduate class in advanced plant genetics crossed commercial varieties and hybrids from his inbred lines.

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