Double Fertilization in Flowering Plants

Double fertilization in flowering plants involves the fusion of two sperm cell nuclei of the male gametophyte with two cell nuclei of female gametophyte. One sperm fuses with the haploid egg cell to form the zygote; the other sperm unites with the diploid central cell to form a triploid cell that will develop to an endosperm.

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14 Responses to “Double Fertilization in Flowering Plants”

1. devilmaycryagency says:

   September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

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   OMG THANK YOU!
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2. SexyNeverLeft69 says:

   September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

   WAit wait!! sry …
   WAit wait!! sry Devil may cry!!
   I said it wrong lol
   Sperm cell (1n) + Polar Nuclei (2n) = ENDODERM! (3n)
3. SexyNeverLeft69 says:

   September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

   Sperm cell (1n) + …
   Sperm cell (1n) + Polar Nuclei (2n) = Polar Nuclei (3n) which later on becomes Endosperm!
4. bmorebuckeye says:

   September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

   endosperm i believe
   endosperm i believe
5. devilmaycryagency says:

   September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

   what is the tissue …
   what is the tissue called that the 2nd sperm produces?
6. steffer897251 says:

   September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

   Thank you!!!!
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7. greenandyellow987 says:

   September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

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   September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

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   September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

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10. mygiang1987 says:

    September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

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11. mygiang1987 says:

    September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

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    September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

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    September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

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    September 26, 2009 at 8:48 am

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