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There are two unlabelled microscopic slides showing transverse sections of root and stem of a dicot plant. How will you differentiate between the two on the basis of the arrangement of the conducting tissue?

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Dicot stem is recognized by the endarch condition that is the presence of protoxylem towards center and metaxylem towards the periphery.Dicot root is recognized by
the presence of exarch condition that is the presence of metaxylem at center and protoxylem at the periphery.

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