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Even though each pollen grain has two male gametes, why are at least 10 pollen grains and not 5 pollen grains required to fertilise 10 ovules present in a particular carpel?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 12 Jun, 2014, 10:07: AM
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Even though each pollen grain has two male gametes, atleast 10 pollen grains required to fertilise 10 ovules present in a particular carpel instead of 5 pollen grains because only one male gamete is involved in syngamy or the fusion of male gamete with the egg cell.

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