The cells of endosperm of angiosperm have 24 chromosomes. What will be the number of chromosomes in

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The cells of endosperm of angiosperm have 24 chromosomes. What will be the number of chromosomes in the gametes?\

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(a) : In angiosperms, endosperm is a triploid structure.\ $	herefore \quad 3 n=24$ (given), then $n=8$\ As gametes are haploid structures, therefore number of chromosomes in gametes will be 8 .