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Endosperm nbsp;is the nutritive tissue that surrounds the embryo. Endosperm nbsp;or endopermous cells are nbsp;absorbed by the embryo as the latter gro ...

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Standard XII

Biology

Differential Stages of Development in Monocot and Dicot Embryo

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how does embryo recieve nutrition from endosperm?

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Endosperm is the nutritive tissue that surrounds the embryo. Endosperm or endopermous cells are absorbed by the embryo as the latter grows within the endosperm. Cotyledons of the embryo become filled with this stored food.

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