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Assertion (A): Lateral meristems help in the secondary growth of the plant body.
Reason (R): Lateral meristems divide mostly anti-clinically and increase the thickness of plant organs.
Assertion (A): Lateral meristems help in the secondary growth of the plant body.
Reason (R): Lateral meristems divide mostly anti-clinically and increase the thickness of plant organs.
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The correct option is (c) A is true and R is false :
Lateral meristems are present on lateral side of the stem which helps in increasing the girth of the plant.
Periclinal cell divisions are the cell divisions that occur parallel to the tissue surface which results in increasing the rows of the cells stacked one over the over. In anticlinal division of lateral meristems helps in increasing girth of the plant.
Lateral meristems are present on lateral side of the stem which helps in increasing the girth of the plant.
Periclinal cell divisions are the cell divisions that occur parallel to the tissue surface which results in increasing the rows of the cells stacked one over the over. In anticlinal division of lateral meristems helps in increasing girth of the plant.
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