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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS
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If an endosperm cell of an angiosperm contains 24 chromosomes, the number of chromosomes in each cell of the root will be
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Correct option: C
16
Option C (16) is correct because the root cell is diploid (2n) and the endosperm cell is triploid (3n). Therefore, if 3n = 24, then n = 8 and 2n = 16.
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