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Lateral Root Origin

cross section: lateral root origin

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In angiosperms and gymnosperms lateral roots usually form when a few mature cells of the root pericycle become meristematic. The primordial cell mass matures into a growing tip that grows through the cortex, ultimately piercing the epidermis

 

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Uploaded on July 28, 2017
Taken on July 25, 2017