Gujarati
Hindi
1.Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
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Megaspores are produced from the megaspore mother cells after

A

mitotic division

B

formation of thick wall

C

differentiation

D

meiotic division.

(NEET-2013)

Solution

(d) : In angiosperms, microsporogenesis $i.e.$,formation of microspores (or pollen grains) occurs by the meiotic divisions of diploid microspore mother cells (or pollen mother cells).Microsporogenesis takes place in the anther. Megasporogenesis $i.e.$ formation of megaspores occurs by the meiotic divisions of diploid megaspore mother cells. Megasporogenesis takes place in the ovule.

Standard 12
Biology

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