NEETBiologyMorphology of Flowering PlantsMCQ+4 / −1
In a cymose inflorescence the main axis
- Ahas unlimited growth
- Bbears a solitary flower
- Chas unlimited growth but lateral branches end in flowers
- Dterminates in a flower.
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Correct answer: D
In cymose inflorescence, the growth of the main axis is definite because the growing point of peduncle is used up in the formation of a flower. Further growth of flowering axis is continued by one or more lateral branches which also end in flower.
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