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What is the product of triple fusion?

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a

Embryo 

b

Zygote 

c

Primary endosperm nucleus

d

Perisperm 

answer is A.

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The product of triple fusion is Primary Endosperm Nucleus(PEN).
The other male gamete moves towards the two polar nuclei located in the central cell and fuses with them to produce a triploid primary endosperm nucleus (PEN). 
As this involves the fusion of three haploid nuclei it is termed triple fusion. Since two types of fusions, syngamy and triple fusion take place in an embryo sac the phenomenon is termed double fertilisation, an event unique to flowering plants. 
The central cell after triple fusion becomes the primary endosperm cell (PEC) and develops into the endosperm while the zygote develops into an embryo.

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