The cells of the quiescent centre are characterised by

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The cells of the quiescent centre are characterised by (A) Having dense cytoplasm and prominent nuclei (B) Having light cytoplasm and small nuclei (C) Dividing regularly to add to the corpus (D) Dividing regularly to add to tunica

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A quiescent centre 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 centre have small nuclei and light cytoplasm.

Q. The cells of the quiescent centre are characterised by

Having dense cytoplasm and prominent nuclei

Having light cytoplasm and small nuclei

Dividing regularly to add to the corpus

Dividing regularly to add to tunica

A quiescent centre 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 centre have small nuclei and light cytoplasm.