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Agriculture · Q971

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 971

Q971

Meiosis is best observed in dividing

A.
Cells of apical meristem
B.
Cells of lateral meristem
C.
Microspores and anther wall
D.
Microsporocytes
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Meiosis is best observed in dividing microsporocytes.
The male gametophyte is initiated in the flower within anther sacs. Their precursors consist of large cells found in a stacked column near the center of the anther sacs; these cells are known as microsporocytes.
A diploid cell undergoes meiosis to produce microspores as part of microsporogenesis. Also called microspore mother cell pollen mother cell.