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Deepika Deepika

Class 11th
Biology
2 years ago

Differentiate between: (a) hypocotyl and epicotyl;

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Abhishek Mishra

2 years ago

Explanation (a) Hypocotyl and epicotyl. The hypocotyl terminates to form the radicle whereas the epicotyl terminates with the plumule. Final Answer (a) Hypocotyl and epicotyl. On considering a dicot embryo, the portion of the embryonal axis which lies below the cotelydon is called the hypocotyls while the portion that lies above the cotyledon is called the epicpotyl.

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