Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant Question 53

Question: If the diploid number of an angiospermic plant is 24, the number of chromosomes in the pollen grain, endosperm and integument will be [CPMT 2000]

Options:

A) 12, 36, 12

B) 12, 24, 36

C) 12, 12, 36

D) 12, 36, 24

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

12, 36, 24; because pollen grains are haploid while endosperm has triploid chromosome number and integument is diploid in nature.