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To determine: Whether the plants, growing on unusually hot soils, would have endophytic
Introduction: When two organisms interact with each other in order to survive, it is known as a symbiotic relationship and both the organisms living in a symbiotic relationship gain equal benefits. Mutualism, competition,
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