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' The endosperm of angiosperm is different from gymnosperm '' . Do you agree . Justify your answer.

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Yes.
The differences are given below :
(i) In Angiosperms, just after fertilization, but before the zygote starts to divide, the primary endosperm nucleus (PEN) divides and form endosperm. Two polar nuclei and one sperm nucleus fuse to form a triploid primary endosperm nucleus with 3n number of chromosomes. It is nutritive in function and provides nourishment to the growing embryo.
(ii) In gymnospermş, the endosperm is formed in ovule during the germination of the megaspore. It consequently becomes the female prothallus (gametophyte), with haploid set of chromosomes. The archegonia in gymnosperms develop from certain cells of the endosperm. In this case the cells of endosperm are triploid.
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