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Edible part in mango is
- mesocarp
- epicarp
- endocarp
- epidermis
Answer
(1) mesocarp
Solution
As per NCERT, in mango the fruit is a drupe that develops from a monocarpellary superior ovary and is one-seeded.
⇒ Its pericarp is differentiated into an outer thin epicarp, a middle fleshy edible mesocarp and an inner stony hard endocarp.
∴ The edible part in mango is the mesocarp.
Answer: (1)
AIPMT 2002