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General Knowledge · Q857

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 857

Q857

In each pollen sacs a large number of pollens or microspores are produced by

A.
Mitosis
B.
Meiosis
Answer
C.
Regeneration
D.
Fragmentation

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
In a process called microsporogenesis, four haploid microspores are produced from each diploid sporogenous cell (microsporocyte, pollen mother cell or meiocyte), after meiotic division. After the formation of the four microspores, which are contained by callose walls, the development of the pollen grain walls begins.