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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