Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant Question 197
Question: If an angiospermic male plant is diploid and female plant tetraploid, the ploidy level of endosperm will be:
Options:
A) Haploid
B) Triploid
C) Tetraploid
D) Pentaploid
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
[d] The male gamete will be haploid (n).
2 polar nuclei will be haploid (n).
Endosperm formed by the fusion of a male gamete with two polar nuclei will be triploid.
Male gamete + 2 polar nuclei $ n,(2n)+(n) $ $ \to $ Endosperm (3n)
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