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Question
Differentiate between the following:
Dicot seed and Monocot seed
Solution
Dicot seed
- The dicot seed has two cotyledons.
- The endosperm is absent.
- The seed coat is not fused with fruit wall.
- Examples: bean, pea, gram.
Monocot seed
- Monocot seed has one cotyledon.
- The endosperm is present.
- The seed coat is fused with a fruit wall.
- Examples: rice, maize.
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