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Q. If an endosperm cell of an angiosperm contains 24 chromosomes, the number of chromosomes in each cell of the root will be

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Solution:

In angiosperms, endosperm is a triploid $(3n)$ structure,
$\therefore 3n = 24$, then $n = 8$
Root represents the diploid structure of a plant, therefore
$ 2n = 16$.