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J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2008

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    A simple one seeded fruit, in which pericarp is fused with seed coat is

    A)  achene                                               

    B)  caryopsis

    C)  cypsela                                               

    D)  nut

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    Caryopsis fruits develop from unilocular, single-ovuled, superior ovary of multicarpellary gynoecium. They are small and single-seeded. Their pericarp is completely fused with the seed-coat or testa. These fruits commonly occur in the members of family-Poaceae (Gramineae), eg, Triticum aesdvum (wheat), Oryza sativa (rice),Zea mays (maize) etc.


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