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Which of the following is the result of double fertilization?

A)  Cotyledon         

B)  Nucellus

C)  Endosperm       

D)  None of these

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

Double fertilization is the fusion of one male gamete with the egg cell (real fertilization) and another male gamete with the secondary nucleus which resulted intotriploid endosperm. Double fertilization found only in angiosperms and discovered by Nawaschin in 1898.