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Nuclear endosperm has...

Nuclear endosperm has

A

Every nuclear division followed by wall formation

B

Initially free-nuclear divisions followed by wall formation

C

First division followed by wall formation and other free nuclear

D

None of the above

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The correct Answer is:
B
Nuclear endosperm is the most common type of endosperm development. PEN undergoes successive nuclear division to give rise to free nuclei. Finally wall formation begins and makes the endosperm a multicellular tissue
Ex: – Cotton, Maize.
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