What is the location of the Casparian strip?

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(D) The Casparian strip is a band of cell wall material deposited in the radial and transverse walls of the endodermis in roots.It is composed of sube

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Endodermis

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(D) The Casparian strip is a band of cell wall material deposited in the radial and transverse walls of the endodermis in roots.It is composed of suberin,a water-impermeable waxy substance.This strip blocks the apoplastic pathway of water movement,forcing water to enter the symplastic pathway to reach the vascular cylinder (stele).Therefore,the correct location is the endodermis.

Option	Monocot Root Stele	Dicot Root Stele
$A$	Exarch	Exarch
$B$	Endarch	Endarch
$C$	Endarch	Exarch
$D$	Exarch	Endarch

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