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Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Question
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In which one of the following would you expect to find glyoxysomes?

  • Endosperm of wheat

  • Endosperm of castor

  • Palisade cells in leaf

  • Root hairs

Solution

B.

Endosperm of castor

Glyoxysomes are enzymes which play a critical role in lipid metabolism in seedlings. Hence, they are supposed to be present in endosperm of castor as endosperm of wheat will posses starch.