Gujarati
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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants
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Sweet potato is homologous to

A

potato

B

Colocasia

C

ginger

D

turnip.

(AIPMT-2011)

Solution

(d) : Sweet potato is homologous to turnip as both are having same origin $i.e.$, both are root but modified for different functions. Sweet potato is a modified root for storage and vegetative propagation while turnip is modified for storage only.

Standard 11
Biology

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