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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 847

Q847

Endosperm cell of an angiosperm has 24 chromosomes. The number of chromosomes in the gametes would be

A.
8
Answer
B.
16
C.
24
D.
48

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The endosperm cell of an angiosperm has 24 chromosomes. The number of chromosomes in the gametes would be 8.
As the endosperm cell of an angiosperm is triploid structure 3n.
The number of chromosomes in the gametes would be,
3n = 24
Therefore, n = = 8 chromosomes.