Double fertilization in angiosperms was discovered by: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Double fertilization in angiosperms was discovered by:
A. Strasburger
B. Amici
C. Hofmeister
D. Nawaschin
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Double fertilization in angiosperms was discovered by the Russian botanist Sergei Nawaschin in 1898 in Lilium and Fritillaria. One male gamete fuses with the egg to form the zygote, the other with the secondary nucleus to form the triploid endosperm. Strasburger discovered fertilization in flowering plants, Amici observed pollen tube, Hofmeister studied alternation of generations.

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