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Once double fertilization occurs in plants, the zygote is __________ and the endosperm is __________.

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Double fertilization happens when one sperm cell wires with the egg to create a zygote, and the other sperm cell wires with the two polar cores to make the endosperm.
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Once double fertilization occurs in plants, the zygote is diploid and the endosperm is triploid.
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