Difference between Endosperm and Perisperm
Difference between Endosperm and Perisperm are in tabular form below –
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Endosperm |
Perisperm |
Definition |
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1. | A soft tissue which is present in seed and nourishes developing embryo, this is known as Endosperm. | A dry tissue which is present in seed and surrounds embryo, a tissue which develops from the nucellus is known as Perisperm. |
Tissue |
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2. | This types of tissue is generally soft. | This type tissue is generally dry. |
Proteins and Maternal |
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3. | In the endosperm, proteins are present and endosperm is 2/3 maternal. | In the perisperm, proteins are absent and perisperm is purely maternal. |
Cells |
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4. | This endosperm tissue mainly contain triploid cells. | This Perisperm tissue contain diploid cells. |
Surrounded by |
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5. | In the endoderm, the embryo is surrounded by endosperm. | In the periderm, the endoderm is surrounded by perisperm. |
Examples |
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6. | Examples of endosperm are tomato, cereal grains and groundnuts. | Examples of perisperm are coffee, sugar beet and Black paper. |