NEET Biology question

Vegetative fertilization leading to the formation of endosperm refers to

(A)Fusion of male gamete with diploid secondary nucleusCorrect
(B)Fusion of female gamete with diploid secondary nucleus
(C)Fusion of two diploid vegetative cells
(D)Fusion of two male gametes

Answer: (A)

Solution

Double fertilization in angiosperms has two components — true (generative) fertilization, the fusion of a male gamete with the egg to form the zygote, and vegetative (triple) fusion, the fusion of the second male gamete

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Question ID VK-117973