Each male gamete of a coconut plant is 16 chromosomes. The number of chromosomes in a cell of the white pulp of coconut is :

a)16

b)32

c)48

d)64

please explain?

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Solution

THE MALE GAMETE IS HAPLOID AND n=16
AND WE KNOW THAT THE WHITE PULP OF COCONUT IS TRIPLOID SINCE IT IS CELLULAR ENDOSPERM ,THUS IT IS 3n
THEREFORE NO OF CHROMOSOMES= 16*3=48
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Each male gamete of a coconut plant is 16 chromosomes. The number of chromosomes in a cell of the white pulp of coconut is : a)16 b)32 c)48 d)64 please explain?

THE MALE GAMETE IS HAPLOID AND n=16 AND WE KNOW THAT THE WHITE PULP OF COCONUT IS TRIPLOID SINCE IT IS CELLULAR ENDOSPERM ,THUS IT IS 3n THEREFORE NO OF CHROMOSOMES= 16*3=48 HOPE IT HELPS

Each male gamete of a coconut plant is 16 chromosomes. The number of chromosomes in a cell of the white pulp of coconut is :

a)16

b)32

c)48

d)64

please explain?

THE MALE GAMETE IS HAPLOID AND n=16
AND WE KNOW THAT THE WHITE PULP OF COCONUT IS TRIPLOID SINCE IT IS CELLULAR ENDOSPERM ,THUS IT IS 3n
THEREFORE NO OF CHROMOSOMES= 16*3=48
HOPE IT HELPS