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Which plant division has seeds with a 3n endosperm due to double fertilization?

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Answer:

Angiosperms have seeds with an 3n endosperm due to double fertilization.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Double fertilization is found only in flowering plants.
  • In angiosperms, the female gametophyte does not grow after reaching eight nucleate stage.
  • After fertilization and triple fusion, the zygote and primary endosperm are created and further growth of embryo sac continues.
  • Triple fusion is the fusion of two haploid polar nuclei of female gametophyte and one male nuclei. This results in a 3n nucleus.
  • The developing embryo obtains nutrition from the endosperm.
  • If fertilization fails no endosperm is formed.

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