Anyone know about this?
I'm happy with the general concept. I understand the formation of the diploid gamete due to an error in meiosis. I understand that if the two gametes fuse, it wil produce a tetraploid offspring that is a different species, as it cannot be crossed with the original parent diploid plant and produce fertile offspring.
My question is this. Why can the dipolid gamete not develop into a new dipolid plant that is a clone of the original parent? Or does this in fact happen sometimes?
Do you have to have the two gametes fusing because of the alternation of the gametophyte/ sporophyte genetations within a flowering plant?
( I know this sounds arsy BTW, but I know that there are geneticsist on MN and they may have the answer to theis question)