A flower of brinzal has 520 ovules in its ovary . However, it produces a fruit with only 480 viable seeds. (a) What could have prevented the rest of the 40 ovules from maturing into viable seeds? Explain giving a reason. (b) Describe the development of a dicot embryo in a viable seed . (c ) Why certain angiospermic seeds are albuminous while others exalbuminous ? Explain.

A flower of brinzal has 520 ovules in its ovary . However, it produces

1.	A flower of brinzal has 520 ovules in its ovary . However, it produces a fruit with only 480 viable seeds. (a) What could have prevented the rest of the 40 ovules from maturing into viable seeds? Explain giving a reason. (b) Describe the development of a dicot embryo in a viable seed . (c ) Why certain angiospermic seeds are albuminous while others exalbuminous ? Explain.
Answer» (a) 40 ovules are abortive . They do not produce functional viable embryos.

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