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NEET 2026
Exam
NEET
Year
2026
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

NEET 2026 · Botany · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

If the diploid chromosome number of typical angiosperm is 36 , what...

If the diploid chromosome number of typical angiosperm is 3636, what would be the chromosome number in its endosperm ?

Options

  1. A7272
  2. B1818
  3. C3636
  4. D5454

Correct answer

D. 5454

Step-by-step solution

The diploid chromosome number of the angiosperm is given as 2n=362n = 36.

The haploid chromosome number is n=362=18n = \dfrac{36}{2} = 18.

In typical angiosperms, the endosperm is formed by the process of triple fusion, where one haploid male gamete fuses with the diploid secondary nucleus (formed by two haploid polar nuclei).

Therefore, the ploidy level of the endosperm is triploid (3n3n).

The chromosome number in the endosperm will be 3n=3×18=543n = 3 \times 18 = 54.
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