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If the diploid number of a flowering plant is 36, what would be the chromosome number in its endosperm?

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36

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18

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C

54

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72

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Solution

The correct option is C 54
Endosperm of flowering plants is a triploid structure. As 2n = 36, then n = 18, therefore 3n = 54.

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