Abstract
Fertilization of both egg and central cell is a major distinguishing feature of flowering plants. Now, Maruyama etal. report a third cell fusion event between the persistent synergid and the fertilized central cell shortly after double fertilization in Arabidopsis. This causes rapid dilution of pollen tube attractant(s), preventing polytubey.
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