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Ovary develops into fruit after fertilization. While eating an Apple which part do you eat? Explain.

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Apple belongs to false fruit. In false fruits, apart from the ovary, non-carpellary parts also develop into fruit. In apple, the thalamus develops into fleshy edible part.
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  • Which part of the apple fruit does we eat?

    A
    Perianth
    B
    Involucre
    C
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    D
    Bracteole

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