How Do Plants ‘Know’ Which Way Is Up When They Germinate Underground?

植物种子在地下萌发时，怎样‘知道’哪边是上方？

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Seedlings use gravity-sensing cells called statocytes, which contain starch-filled plastids called statoliths.
When a seed lands sideways, statoliths settle to the bottom of these cells due to gravity.

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