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When the nucleus of pollen grain fused with the nucleus of ovum .......... is formed.

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Embryo
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Fruit
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Ovule
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Zygote
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Solution

The correct option is D Zygote
A zygote is a product of gamete fusion. In flowering plants, anther on stamen produces spores that become pollen. Sperm nuclei are produced by the pollen. Carpel in the flower produce ovules that gives egg nuclei. Sperm fuses with the egg to form a zygote.
So the correct answer is 'Zygote'.

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