If an endosperm cell of an angiosperm contains 24 chromosomes, the number of chromosomes in each cel

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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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(c) : In angiosperms, endosperm is a triploid ( 3 n ) structure $	herefore \quad 3 n=24$ (given), then $n=8$\ The cells of root are the diploid, therefore $2 \mathrm{n}=16$.