Aleurone layer in Maize is present towards .........

Periphery of endosperm

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Solution

The correct option is A Periphery of endosperm
A- Aleurone layer in maize is found outside the endosperm but attached to the bran in a form of a single-cell layer. Aleurone is a protein and it provides nourishment to the embryo enclosed in the seed.
So the correct option is A.

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