In a rare genetic mutation in a dicot plant, the formation of the hypophysis is inhibited. What would be the MOST likely direct consequence of this mutation?
Failure of endosperm development
Impaired radicle development
Absence of cotyledons
Delayed fruit ripening
Related Questions
βIn coconut the cellular endosperm surrounds the nuclear endospermβ. The above statement is
TRUE
FALSE
Sometimes (a) and sometimes (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
In an angiosperm, male plant is diploid and female plant is tetraploid then endosperm will be
Haploid
Triploid
Tetraploid
Pentaploid
The endosperm in angiosperms develops from
Zygote
Secondary nucleus
Chalazal polar nucleus
Micropylar polar nucleus
Which of the following accurately describes the difference between the development of the nuclear endosperm and the cellular endosperm?
Nuclear endosperm is formed after fertilization, while cellular endosperm is formed before fertilization.
Nuclear endosperm is triploid, while cellular endosperm is diploid.
Nuclear endosperm is found in monocots, while cellular endosperm is found in dicots.
Nuclear endosperm involves free-nuclear divisions before cell wall formation, while cellular endosperm involves cell wall formation after each division.
In some organisms, karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis as a result of which, multinucleate condition arises leading to the formation of syncytium. The perfect example for this is
Appearance of a furrow in cell membrane
Liquid endosperm in coconut
Sexual reproduction
Fertilization
If the number of chromosomes in egg cell is 8, then what is the number of chromosomes on endosperm?
24
8
16
12
Milky water of tender coconut is
Liquid gametes
Liquid nucellus
Liquid female gametophyte
Liquid endosperm
Find out right statement (s)
I. Most common endosperm is of nuclear type
II. Coconut water is male gametophyte
III. Coconut has both nucellar and cellular type of endosperm
I, II and III
I and III
II and III
I and II
A plant has 24 chromosomes in microspore mother cell the number of chromosomes in its endosperm will be.
36
24
12
48
Nuclear endosperm has
Every nuclear division followed by wall formation
Initially free-nuclear divisions followed by wall formation
First division followed by wall formation and other free nuclear
None of the above