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Question

In an angiosperm, how many microspore mother cells are required to produce 100 pollen grains ?

Options

A.25
B.50
C.75
D.100

Solution

In anigiosperms, each Microspore Mother Cell (MMC) undergoes meiosis to produce four microspores which develop into pollen grains Thus, to produce 100 pollen grains, 25. micropore mother cells are are required .

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