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In syngamy, a male gamete fused with
In syngamy, a male gamete fused with
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The pollen grains germinate on the stigma and
the resulting pollen tubes grow through the tissues of stigma and style and
reach the ovule. The pollen tubes enter the embryo-sac where two male gametes
are discharged. One of the male gametes fuses with the egg cell to form a zygote
(syngamy). The other male gamete fuses with the diploid secondary nucleus to
produce the triploid primary endosperm nucleus (PEN). Because of the
involvement of two fusions, this event is termed as double fertilization, an event unique to angiosperms.
The pollen grains germinate on the stigma and the resulting pollen tubes grow through the tissues of stigma and style and reach the ovule. The pollen tubes enter the embryo-sac where two male gametes are discharged. One of the male gametes fuses with the egg cell to form a zygote (syngamy). The other male gamete fuses with the diploid secondary nucleus to produce the triploid primary endosperm nucleus (PEN). Because of the involvement of two fusions, this event is termed as double fertilization, an event unique to angiosperms.
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