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BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsPre-fertilisation Structures and EventsEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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Fertilized embryo sac is shown in the diagram. P and Q are results of .................. and ..................., respectively.

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

Double Fertilization:

- Pollen tube releases the two male gametes into the cytoplasm of the synergid.

Male gamete 1 (n) + Egg cell (n) --------(Syngamy)--------→Zygote (2n)

Male gamete 2 (n) + Central cell (2n) ------(Triple Fusion)-----→Primary endosperm cell (PEC)(3n) (two nuclei of n each)

- Syngamy + Triple fusion = Double fertilization.

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