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The nucleus is the region of the cell that contains the genetic material of the cell which are pairs of chromosomes. The chromosomes are responsible for controlling the metabolic and reproductive activities of the cell.

In plants pairs of chromosomes (diploid or 2n) are found in most general cells; specialised cells such as pollen grains and the ovules contain haploid (or n) single chromosomes which are formed through the process of meitosis.

When the egg is fertilised (through cross pollination) one the single chromosomes join to become diploid again (2n), thus the new plant inherits genetic material from each parent.

In pollen is it actually more complicated than that as there are normally 3 sets of chromatids, but two of these control the growth of the pollen tube and eventually degenerate leaving a single set to fuse with the set from the ovule.

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