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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYSexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants1 Mark
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Which nuclei fuse to give rise to endosperm?
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Answer

Endosperm is usually triploid (3n) as it is formed by the fusion of three haploid nuclei, i.e., two polar nuclei of central cell which belong to the female gametophyte and the one male gametophyte.

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