NEET Biology question

BiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsNEET

The cells of endosperm of an angiosperm have 24 chromosomes. What will be the number of chromosomes in the gametes?

Answer: (A)

Solution

With the endosperm triploid (3n = 24), n = 8; gametes, being haploid, therefore have 8 chromosomes, so the correct answer is (a).

Question ID VK-118498