malformation

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Introduction
Plant malformations
- Exaggerated growth
- Alteration of floral parts
- Translocation of organs
- Witches’-brooms
- Fasciation
Animal malformations
- Repetition or deficiency of parts
  - Somatic characters
  - Sexual anomalies
  - Complex syndromes
- Doubling of parts

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Also Known As	biological malformation • physical deformity

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