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In an embryo sac, the cells that degenerate after fertilisation are:

The typical female gametophyte forms four cell types - synergid cell, egg cell, central cell and antipodal cell.


In fertilised embryo sac, antipodals and synergids gradually degenerate after the formation of zygote. Before that antipodals are present at chalazal end and synergids are present at micropylar end in embryo sac.


Therefore the correct answer is option (b).

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