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Agriculture · Q589

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 589

Q589

The fusion of a male gamete with two polar nuclei is often termed as

A.
Fertilisation
B.
Syngamy
C.
Triple fusion
Answer
D.
Pollination

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The fusion of a male gamete with two polar nuclei is often termed Triple fusion.
Double fertilization is a complex fertilization mechanism of flowering plants (angiosperms). This process involves the joining of a female gametophyte (megagametophyte, also called the embryo sac) with two male gametes.
The haploid sperm and haploid egg combine to form a diploid zygote, the process being called syngamy, while the other sperm and the two haploid polar nuclei of the large central cell of the megagametophyte form a triploid nucleus (triple fusion).