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The wheat grain has an embryo with one large, shield-shaped cotyledon known as :

  • Option 1)

    Coleorrhiza

  • Option 2)

    Scutellum

  • Option 3)

    Coleoptile

  • Option 4)

    Epiblast

 

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Monocotyledons embryo -

Embryos of monocotyledons possess only one cotyledon. In the grass family the cotyledon is called scutellum that is situated towards one side (lateral) of the embryonal axis. At its lower end, the embryonal axis has the radical and root cap enclosed in an undifferentiated sheath called coleorrhiza.

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 In monocots guass family cotyledon is called scutellum. wheat grain is monocot belonging to grass family.


Option 1)

Coleorrhiza

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Option 2)

Scutellum

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Option 3)

Coleoptile

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Option 4)

Epiblast

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Scutellum

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