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Development of Endosperm

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If the number of chromosomes in nucellus is 48, then what will be the number of chromosome in endosperm of Ephedra?

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48

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72

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C

24

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96

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Solution

The correct option is C 24
Since nucellus is 2n which is equal to 48,ploidy of Ephedra will be n= 24 , since the endosperm is triploid in nature , the number of chromsomes will be 7x3=24 .
So, the correct answer is"72".

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