If more than one pollen tubes discharge their contents inside an embryo sac and the sperm fusing with the egg is derived from one tube and the one fusing with the secondary nucleus from another tube, it is called___________.
A
Heterofertilization
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B
Polyspermy
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C
Heterospermy
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D
Polygamy
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Solution
The correct option is A Heterofertilization OPTION A.
heterofertilization occures when the egg cell & Central cell are fertilize by sperm cells from different pollen grains.