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Concept of Seed

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Perisperm differs from endosperm in

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having no reserve food

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being a diploid tissue

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its formation by fusion of secondary nucleus with several sperms

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being a haploid tissue

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Solution

The correct option is B
being a diploid tissue

Perisperm is diploid while endosperm is triploid.

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