Class 11 Biology Anatomy of Flowering Plants Secondary growth

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Give one basic functional difference between phellogen and phelloderm.

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(N/A) Phellogen (cork cambium) is a meristematic tissue,meaning its cells are actively dividing to produce new cells.
In contrast,phelloderm (secondary cortex) is a permanent tissue,meaning its cells have differentiated and are no longer actively dividing.

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