swaggybritt1 swaggybritt1 09-01-2017 Biology contestada The diploid number for a lily whose pollen contains 12 chromosomes would be _________ and is produced when the pollen, containing sperm, _______ the egg. A)6: fertilizes b. 12: pollinates c. 24: pollinates d. 24: fertilizes this answer is 24 : fertilizes