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If the endosperm cells of an angiosperm seed are pentaploid, then such a seed may have been formed by which of the following parents?
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Options:
  • A Triploid female and diploid male.
  • B Diploid male and tetraploid female.
  • C Both parents are tetraploid.
  • D Triploid male and diploid female.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Diploid male and tetraploid female.
If more than two sets of chromosomes are present then that condition is called polyploidy. The correct answer should be B because diploid male undergo meiosis and give rise to haploid male gamete(n). Similarly, the tetraploid female gamete undergoes meiosis that also gives rise to gametes (2n). These female gametes ( 2n+2n polar nuclei) fuse with a male gamete that gives rise to pentaploid endosperm.

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