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what is the cotyledon of maize embryo called coleoptile scutellum plumule coleorhiza

what is the cotyledon of maize embryo called
  1. coleoptile
  2. scutellum
  3. plumule
  4. coleorhiza

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Gaurav
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9 years ago

Hello Student
​Correct Answer is 2. Scutellum
The cotyledons are known as seed leaves, they are attached to the embryonic axis. Dicotyledons typically have two cotyledons and monocotyledons have oly one cotyledon. The single shield-shaped cotyledon in grains known as scutellum.

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