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If the pollen cell contain 18 chromosomes, then number of chromosomes in the enderpesm will be

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18

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36

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72

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54

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Solution

The correct option is D
54

Pollen is a haploid cell with 'n' set of chromosomes. Endosperm is triploid with '3n' number of choromosomes. Hence, endospem has 3x18= 54 number of chromosomes.

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