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Double fertilization is

Updated On: Jun 23, 2024
  • Syngamy and triple fusion
  • Fusion of two male gametes of a pollen tube with two different eggs
  • Fusion of two male gametes with one egg
  • Fusion of one male gamete with two polar nuclei
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Double fertilization is a unique phenomenon that occur in angiosperms only.
Syngamy $+$ Triple fusion $=$ Double fertilization
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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Sexual reproduction in flowering plants takes place or happens when the production of a new organism occurs from two parents by making use of their gametes or sex cells. Both sexual and asexual reproduction can be found in plants. Nearly all flowering plants reproduce sexually. Flowers play a captious role in the process as it carries both the male and female reproductive parts commonly known as androecium and gynoecium respectively.

An individual flower comprises the following parts - 

  • Pedicle
  • Calyx
  • Petals
  • Sepals
  • Stamen
  • Pistil
  • Receptacle