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Select the feature that distinguishes Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and shows its affinities with angiosperms:

  1. A
    Embryo development and apical meristem
  2. B
    Absence of resin duct and leaf venation
  3. C
    Presence of vessel elements and absence of archegonia
  4. D
    Perianth and two integuments

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Gnetum belongs to the order Gnetales. Unlike other gymnosperms like Cycas and Pinus, Gnetum possesses vessels in its xylem (a characteristic of angiosperms) and lacks archegonia in its female gametophyte.

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Select the feature that distinguishes Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and shows its affinities with angiosperms:
A
Embryo development and apical meristem
B
Absence of resin duct and leaf venation
C
Presence of vessel elements and absence of archegonia
D
Perianth and two integuments

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