Short note on :Meristems

1.	Short note on :Meristems
Answer» 1. In vascular plants, growth is indeterminate and occurs at specific regions where meristems are located. 2. Meristems are of three types based on their location – apical, intercalary and lateral. 3. Meristems are thin walled cells with prominent nucleus with granular cytoplasm, non-vacuolated. 4. Mitotic divisions take place in meristematic cells.

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1. In vascular plants, growth is indeterminate and occurs at specific regions where meristems are located.

2. Meristems are of three types based on their location – apical, intercalary and lateral.

3. Meristems are thin walled cells with prominent nucleus with granular cytoplasm, non-vacuolated.

4. Mitotic divisions take place in meristematic cells.

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