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Fertilization in angiosperms is called as "double fertilization" because here two male gametes take part in fertilization .
(a). Which cells do these male gamete fertilize?
(b) What are the products of fertilization ?
( c) Explain the ploidy of the two products .

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(a) One male gamete fuses with the egg and the other male gamete fuses with the secondary nucleus .
(b) The products are zygote and primary endosperm nucleus .
(c ) Zygote is diploid and primary endosperm nucleus is triploid .
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