Plant-eders:
In tetrasporic embryos (e.g., Lilium), the polar nuclei is tetraploid.
During fertilization one sperm fuses with the polar nuclei and one with the
egg. This means then that the endosperm is pentaploid. Is this
interpretation correct?
Thanks
Magaly
Magaly Rincon-Zachary
Dept. of Biology
Midwestern State University
3410 Taft Blvd.
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Ph: (940) 397-4254
Fax: (940) 397-4442
e-mail frinconm at nexus.mwsu.edu
