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The cells of the quiescent centre are ch...

The cells of the quiescent centre are characterized by

A

having dense cytoplasm and prominent nuclei

B

having light cytoplasm and small nuclei

C

dividinig regularly to add to the corpus

D

dividing regularly to add to tunica.

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B
A quiescent centr is found in the centre of the root apex.Cell divisions are very few in the quiescent centre as there is very little synthesis of new proteins. Cells of quiescent centrehave small nuclei and light cytoplasm.
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