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BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsPre-fertilisation Structures and EventsEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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An angiosperm male plant having 24 chromosomes in its pollen mother cell is crossed with a female plant bearing 24 chromosomes in its root cells. The number of chromosomes in embryo and endosperm formed from this cross will most like be

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Pollen mother cell is diploid. Thus in the male plant2n = 24. The male gamete will be haploid withn = 12. The root cell is diploid. Thus in the female plant2n = 24. The egg will be haploid withn = 12. The endosperm is triploid3n = 36while the embryo will be2n = 24.

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