Q. A distinguishing feature of latex cells is that they are

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Solution:

Latex cells are single or independent units with non-anastomosing branches.
They originate as minute structures and then, with the growth of the plant, elongate and branch, ramifying in all directions through the tissues of the plant, but without fusing together to form a network.