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Grade 12Botany

Whether the coconut is an exception in monocots for not having aleurone layer

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
The aleuron layer is the outermost part of endosperm.
The attached image gives you good information about the coconut fruit parts.
Coconut and mago have an similar typesof fruit.519-1935_cosprt6b.jpg
Profile image of nihala
9 Years ago
Sir thanks for ur answer.but l asked whether this coconut lacks the aleurone layer vch other monocots have
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9 Years ago
the outer brown layer on the coconut is aleurone layer(endocarp)