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BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsPre-fertilisation Structures and EventsEasy2 minPYQ_2006
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What would bethenumber of chromosomes in the cells of the aleurone layer in a plant species with 8 chromosomes in its synergids?NEET 2006

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Synergids are haploid (n) cells, whereas the endosperm or aleurone layer is a triploid tissue. Thus, if the synergids have 8 chromosomes, the aleurone layer will contain 24 chromosomes.

Stream:NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Sexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsSubtopic:Pre-fertilisation Structures and Events
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