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Eight-nucleate embryo sacs are...

Eight-nucleate embryo sacs are

A

always tetrasporic

B

always monosporic

C

always bisporic

D

sometimes monosporic, sometimes bisporic and sometimes tetrasporic

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D

Megaspore is a haploid structure which divides and gives rise to embryo sac which is also called as female gametophyte.
Eight-nucleate embryo sacs may be monosporic (e.g. Polygonum) or bisporic (e.g. Allium) or tetrasporic (e.g. Adoxa)
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