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A maize root apical meristem can give rise to how many new cells per hour?
AMore than 1,750
BMore than 3,50,000
CMore than 17,500
DMore than 75,000
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. More than 17,500
A single maize root apical meristem produces more than 17,500 new cells every hour, showing growth as increase in cell number.
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