NEET Biology question

Genotype of endosperm is ZZA. Find out the genotype of male and female plant respectively.

(A)ZZ, AA
(B)ZA, ZA
(C)AA, ZZCorrect
(D)ZAA, ZZA

Answer: (C)

Solution

The endosperm's triploid genotype ZZA has two identical alleles (Z, Z) contributed by the two polar nuclei (which carry the same allele as the egg, i.e. from the female parent) and one

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