Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Question 80

80. Double fertilization is

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(a) Fusion of two male gametes of a pollen tube with two different eggs

(b) Fusion of one male gamete with two polar nuclei

(c) Syngamy and triple fusion

(d) Fusion of two male gametes with one egg

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Answer : c

Hints & Solutions

(c) Double fertilization is a unique phenomenon that occurs in angiosperms only. Double fertilization $=$ Syngamy + Triple fusion