NEET Solved Paper 2019 Question 82

Question: What is the fate of the male gametes discharged in the synergid? [NEET 5-5-2019]

Options:

A) One fuses with the egg, other (s) fuse (s) with synergid nucleus.

B) One fuses with the egg and other fuses with central cell nuclei.

C) One fuses with the egg, other (s) degenerate (s) in the synergid.

D) All fuse with the egg.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

In the process of double fertilization in flowering plants, one of the male gametes fuses with the egg cell to form a zygote, while the other male gamete fuses with the two polar nuclei in the central cell to form the triploid primary endosperm nucleus.