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In which one of the following would you expect to find glyoxysomes?

a)

Endosperm of wheat

b)

Endosperm of castor

c)

Palisade cells in leaf

d)

Root hairs



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In which one of the following would you expect to find glyoxysomes?

a)

Endosperm of wheat

b)

Endosperm of castor

c)

Palisade cells in leaf

d)

Root hairs

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Answer Key / Explanation : (b) -

(b)

Glyoxysomes were reported from the endosperm of germinating seeds, rich in fatty acids, by Beevers (1969). They serve as enzymatic site for reactions including the conversion of stored fatty acids to carbohydrate. Therefore, glyoxysomes will be present in endosperm of castor but not in endosperm of wheat, which is carbohydrate rich.

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