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Write any three anatomical differences between monocot root and dicot root

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Dicot roots Monocot roots
Xylem is usually tetrarch.
Xylem is polyarch.
Pith is usually absent.Pith is usually large at the centre.
Metaxylem vessels are generally polygonal in cross section.Metaxylem vessels are generally circular in cross section.
Secondary growth is present. There is no secondary growth.

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