Q.An event of 'Double fertilization' is unique to
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Double fertilization -- fusion events forming both the zygote and the nutritive endosperm -- occurs exclusively in angiosperms.
In angiosperms, the pollen tube delivers two non-motile male gametes into the embryo sac. One male gamete fuses with the egg cell (syngamy) to form the diploid zygote, which develops into the embryo. Simultaneously, the second male gamete fuses with the two polar nuclei (or the secondary nucleus formed by their fusion) to form the triploid primary endosperm nucleus (triple fusion), which develops into the endosperm -- the nutritive tissue for the developing embryo. Because BOTH of these fusion events occur together within the same fertiliz …
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