Question

Describe the sequence of events as a dicot zygote becomes an embryo enclosed within a seed.

Answer 1

Stages of development of a dicot embryo from the fertilized egg cell (zygote), as typified by Arabidopsis thaliana. Initially, this cell divides to form an apical and a basal cell (not shown); the former divides to become the embryo and the latter the suspensor, as is evident at the pre-globular stage. The embryo thus encloses into the hard coating enclosing into a seed.