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MHT CET Medical202625 April 2026Morning ShiftBiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual

Repeated nuclear division without formation of cell wall and appearance of large central vacuole pushing the newly formed nuclei towards the periphery is observed in ________ endosperm.

Options

  1. Acellular
  2. Bnuclear
  3. Cmosaic
  4. Dhelobial

Correct answer

B. nuclear

Step-by-step solution

In nuclear endosperm development, the primary endosperm nucleus undergoes repeated free nuclear divisions without the formation of cell walls. This results in a multinucleate condition. Subsequently, a large central vacuole appears in the embryo sac, which pushes the newly formed nuclei towards the periphery. Cell wall formation may or may not occur later. Cellular endosperm involves cell wall formation immediately after each nuclear division. Helobial endosperm is an intermediate type where the first division is f

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