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Biotechnology and Its Applications
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Cotton fibre is basically a type of

  • trichome

  • scale

  • dried seed coat

  • non glandular hair

Answer

A.

trichome

Cotton fibre is basically a type of trichome. Trichome is a small hair or outgrowth from the epidermis of a plant, typically unicellular and glandular.

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