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Which embryonic axis elongates in epigeal growth?

ARadicle
BEpicotyl
CHypocotyl
DPlumule
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Hypocotyl
Rapid elongation of the hypocotyl pulls the cotyledons upward through the soil in epigeal germination.
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