In agamospermy, embryo sac is diploid because it is formed without meiosis. Such embryo sac may deve

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1.Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

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In agamospermy, the embryo sac is diploid because it is formed without meiosis. Such embryo sac may develop from

A

Megaspore mother cell

B

Microspore mother cell

C

Megaspores

D

Microspores

(AIPMT-1993)

Solution

(a)In Agamospermy megaspore mother cells no meiosis persists so all the megaspores remain diploid and later on they develop in diploid embryo sacs.

Standard 12

Biology

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