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Question
From the statements given below choose the option that are true for a typical female gametophyte of a flowering plant.
- It is 8-nucleate and 7-celled at maturity
- It is free-nuclear during the development
- It is situated inside the integument but outside the nucellus
- It has an egg apparatus situated at the chalazal end
Options
i and ii
ii and iv
i and iv
None of these
Solution
i and ii
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