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(B) In Gymnosperms like $Pinus$ and $Cycas$,the endosperm is formed before fertilization from the female gametophyte tissue. Since the female gametoph

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(B) In Gymnosperms like $Pinus$ and $Cycas$,the endosperm is formed before fertilization from the female gametophyte tissue. Since the female gametophyte is derived from a haploid megaspore,the endosperm in Gymnosperms is haploid $(n)$. In contrast,the endosperm in Angiosperms is formed after fertilization (double fertilization) and is triploid $(3n)$.

In $Pinus/Cycas$ (Gymnosperms),the endosperm is ....

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