NEET2013BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual
After double fertilization, a mature ovule has
Options
- A1 diploid and 1 haploid cell
- B1 diploid and 1 triploid cell
- C2 haploid and 1 triploid cell
- D1 haploid and 1 triploid cell
Correct answer
B. 1 diploid and 1 triploid cell
Step-by-step solution
Double fertilization is the fusion of two male gametes brought about by a pollen tube fusing to two different cells of the same female gametophyte in order to produce two different structures. It is found only in angiosperms. In angiosperms, the pollen tube bursts open in one of the two synergids to release the two male gametes. One male gamete fuses with the egg or oosphere to form a diploid zygote or oospore. It is called generative fertilization. The second male gamete descends down and fuses with the diploid se