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BotanyPlant KingdomGymnospermsEasy2 minPYQ_2015
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Which of the following genera is associated with coralloid roots?

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Solution:

Roots in Cycas are of two types - normal and coralloid roots. Coralloid roots are irregular, negatively geotropic, dichotomously branched coral like roots which do not possess root hair and root caps. Coralloid roots have a symbiotic association with blue-green algae like Nostoc and Anabaena species.

Stream:AIIMSSubject:BotanyTopic:Plant KingdomSubtopic:Gymnosperms
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