Question
In angiosperms, zygote is diploid while primary endosperm cell is triploid. Explain.

Answer

An unusual form of reproduction see in flowering plants, in which one sperm nucleus fases with an egg to form a Zygote there both are haploid (homogenous cells), and after fusion they make a diploid cell, like zygote. Simultaneous fusion of the second male gamete with the polar nuclei, resulting in a primary endosperm nucleus, which is often triploid, 3n’, a unique characteristic all angiosperms.

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