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Morphologically the white fluffy edible mass in maize is
  1. Endosperm
  2. Seed
  3. Perisperm
  4. Seed coat

A
Endosperm
B
Perisperm
C
Seed coat
D
Seed
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Endosperm develops after the formation of embryo. It functions as the nutritive tissue for the growing embryo. The endosperm is found as liquid (coconut water) and solid (coconut kernel, white fluffy part of maize). The endosperm found in maize is of nuclear type.

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