The male gametes of rice plant have 12 chromosomes in their nucleus.The chromosome number in the female gamete, zygote and the cells of the seedling will be, respectively,
a. 12, 24, 12
b. 24, 12, 12
c. 12, 24, 24
d. 24, 12, 24.
The answer is the option (c) 12, 24, 24
Gametes have haploid number of chromosomes, whereas zygote and plants have diploid number of chromosomes.