Key term for OCR GCSE Biology B, used in Plant Control Systems.
A state in which a seed is metabolically inactive and will not germinate even if water and oxygen are present, until specific hormonal signals are met.
Seed dormancy appears in OCR GCSE Biology B revision content for Respiration and Growth, especially Plant Control Systems and Gibberellins and Ethene.
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