In Pepo, the external skin or fruit wall is called

Epicarp

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Thalamus

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Both A and B

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Mesocarp

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Solution

The correct option is C Both A and B
Pepo is a succulent type of true fruit developing from a tricarpellary, syncarpous ovary with parietal placentation.
Thalamus forms the bulk in tissues in place of mesocarp in false fruits.
Mesocarp is the middle layer in true fruits between epicarp and endocarp.
So, the correct answer is 'Epicarp'.

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