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How will you explain that protandrous flowers are more common in nature?

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Definition of Protandry**: - Protandry is a reproductive strategy where an organism starts its life as a male and later transitions to a female. In flowering plants, this means that the male reproductive parts (anthers) mature before the female reproductive parts (pistils) of the same flower. 2. **Examples of Protandrous Flowers**: - Some common examples of protandrous flowers include plants like fireweed and salvia. These species exhibit the protandry condition. ...
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