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  4. Body of ovule is attached to funicle at a point called

Q. Body of ovule is attached to funicle at a point called

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Angiospermous ovule contains embryo sac, the female gametophyte. The ovule is a small structure attached to the placenta by means of a stalk called funicle. The body of ovule fuses with the funicle in the region called hilum. Thus hilum represents the junction between ovule and funicle. In seeds, hilum is visible as a scar