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Assertion :The central polar cell embryo sac produces endosperm while egg produces seed. Reason: The endosperm is a triploid tissue while seeds are diploid.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
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The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
  • In flowering plants, one sperm nucleus fuses with the egg cell to produce a zygote, the other fuses with the two polar nuclei of the central cell to give rise to the typically triploid endosperm.
  • The endosperm is also called the albumen of the seed.
  • Hence, The central polar cell embryo sac produces endosperm while egg produces seed. And the endosperm is a triploid tissue while seeds are diploid.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Both Assertion and Reason are correct. But Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion'.

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