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The wheat grain has an embryo with one l...

The wheat grain has an embryo with one large, shield shaped cotyledon known as

A

Coleorhiza

B

Scutellum

C

Coleoptile

D

Epiblast

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B
The wheat grain has an embryo with one large, shield-shaped cotyledon known as scutellum.
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