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What is cap block ?

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(i) During germination of pollen grain on the stigma all the cytoplasmic contents of the pollen move to the tip of the pollen tube.
(ii) The tip appears to be hemispherical, transparent and is called the cap block.
(iii) It is cut off from the rest of the pollen by a vacuole.
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