Double fertilization results in the production of:

Question

Double fertilization results in the production of: (A) haploid nucleus (B) diploid nucleus (C) triploid nucleus (D) tetraploid nucleus

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Double fertilization is the characteristic feature of angiosperms. In double fertilization one male gamete fuse with egg (syngamy) to form zygote and the second male gamete fuse (triple fusion) to central cell to form a triploid primary endosperm nucleus.

Q. Double fertilization results in the production of:

haploid nucleus

diploid nucleus

triploid nucleus

tetraploid nucleus

Double fertilization is the characteristic feature of angiosperms. In double fertilization one male gamete fuse with egg (syngamy) to form zygote and the second male gamete fuse (triple fusion) to central cell to form a triploid primary endosperm nucleus.