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Agriculture · Q406

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 406

Q406

Ploidy level of Gametophyte and Sporophyte are . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . , rescpectively.

A.
n, n
B.
2n, n
C.
2n, 3n
D.
n, 2n
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Ploidy levels of Gametophyte and Sporophyte are n and 2n respectively.
Gametes develop in the multicellular haploid gametophyte.
Fertilization gives rise to a multicellular diploid sporophyte, which produces haploid spores via meiosis. This type of life cycle is called a haplodiplontic life cycle.