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22/09/2020 8:19 pm
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Assertion: Endosperm is a nutritive tissue and it is triploid.
Reason: Endosperm is formed by fusion of secondary nucleus to second male gamete. It is used by developing embryo.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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22/09/2020 8:21 pm
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Explanation:
Male gamete (n) + secondary nucleus (2n) = primary endosperm nucleus which develops into endosperm (3n)
Endosperm is the reserve food used by developing embryo.