Give 2 differences between perisperm and endosperm with examples.
Perisperm |
Endosperm |
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It is the residual nucellus which persists in some seeds |
It develops through triple fusion when one sperm cell of pollen grain fuses with two polar nuclei inside the ovule. |
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It provides nutrition to the embryo in seeds | It provides nutrition to the embryo inside the ovule | |
For example, seeds of coffee, beet and black pepper. | For example, coconut water. |