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Development of Endosperm

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Coconut water is made up of while the surrounding white kernel constitutes .

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cellular endosperm

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nuclear endosperm

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helobial endosperm

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solid endosperm

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Solution

The correct option is B nuclear endosperm
The primary endosperm nucleus undergoes repeated mitotic division to produce free endosperm nuclei which is called free nuclear endosperm. Coconut water constitutes free endosperm nuclei and the surrounding white kernel is the cellular endosperm.

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