Perisperm differs from endosperm in

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(a) : Both perisperm and endosperm are nutritive layers. Perisperm is residual persistent nucellus of seed prior to fertilization while endosperm deve

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being a diploid tissue

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(a) : Both perisperm and endosperm are nutritive layers. Perisperm is residual persistent nucellus of seed prior to fertilization while endosperm develops when one of the sperm cells fuses with two haploid polar nuclei. Thus perisperm is diploid while endosperm is a triploid tissue.

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Assertion : Endosperm is a nutritive tissue and it is triploid.
Reason: Endosperm is formed by fusion of secondary nucleus to second male gamete. It is used by developing embryo