Even though each pollen grain has 2 male gametes, why atleast 20 pollen grains are
required to fertilize 20 ovules in a particular carpel?
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because only one male gamete is involved in syngamy or the fusion of male gamete with the egg cell.
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During double fertilization, one of the male gamete of pollen grain fuses with egg cell, while other male gamete fuses with secondary nucleus. Thus to fertilize 20 ovules in a particular carpel, 20 pollen grains are required.
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