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Exaplain the types of entry of pollen tube into the ovule.

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(i) Porogamy: Pollen tube enters through micropyle.
(ii) Chalazoamy: Pollen tube enters through chalaza.
(iii) Mesogamy: Pollen tube enters through the integument
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