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If a male angiosperm plant is diploid and its female plant tetraploid, the ploidy level of endosperm will be
If a male angiosperm plant is diploid and its female plant tetraploid, the ploidy level of endosperm will be
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The correct option is B Pentaploid
If the female plant is tetraploid, then the central cell of embryo sac, which is a fused polar nuclei, will also be tetraploid. Fusion of the tetraploid central cell to the haploid male gamete forms a pentaploid endosperm.
Pentaploid
If the female plant is tetraploid, then the central cell of embryo sac, which is a fused polar nuclei, will also be tetraploid. Fusion of the tetraploid central cell to the haploid male gamete forms a pentaploid endosperm.
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