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Define the following :
Double fertilization

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Definition of Double Fertilization**: Double fertilization is a unique fertilization process that occurs in flowering plants (angiosperms). 2. **Mechanism of Double Fertilization**: - In this process, one male gamete (sperm cell) fuses with one female gamete (egg cell) to form a zygote. This is the first fertilization event. - Simultaneously, the second male gamete fuses with two polar nuclei present in the embryo sac to form the endosperm. This fusion is known as triple fusion. ...
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