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Agriculture · Q51

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 51

Q51

The cell of embryosac which releases one chemical to guide the movement of pollen towards ovule is

A.
Synergid
Answer
B.
Egg
C.
Antipodal cells
D.
Polar nuclei

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The cell of embryosac which releases one chemical to guide the movement of pollen towards the ovule is Synergids.
Synergid cells are two specialized cells that lie adjacent to the egg cell in the female gametophyte of angiosperms and play an essential role in pollen tube guidance and function.
Defensin-like polypeptide LUREs are pollen tube attractants secreted from synergid cells.