endosperm development precedes embryo development. why?

Endosperm is formed during the double fertilization when one of the two sperm enters inside the embryo sac & fuses with two polar nuclei. Endosperm develops before the embryo because  the cells of the endosperm provide nutrition to the developing embryo.

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endosperm is needed for nourishing the growing embryo hence it develops before the embryo

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