Arrange the stages of embryo development in a dicot plant.
(A) Heart shaped embryo
(B) Globular embryo
(C) Zygote
(D) Mature embryo
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (B), (A), (D)
(C) Zygote — first. Fertilisation gives the zygote at the micropylar end of the embryo sac; it divides only after some endosperm has formed.
(B) Globular embryo — second. The zygote divides to give the proembryo and then the round, globular embryo.
(A) Heart shaped embryo — third. Two cotyledons begin to grow out, giving the heart shape typical of dicots.
(D) Mature embryo — last. The embryo now has an embryonal axis with plumule and radicle, and two cotyledons.
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