Question

After culturing the anther of a plant, a few diploid plants were found along with haploid plants. The diploid plants could have arisen from

• A. Generative cell of pollen
• B. Cells of anther wall
• C. Vegetative cell of pollen
• D. Exine of pollen wall

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Cells of anther wall

After culturing the anther of a plant, few diploid plants were found along with haploid plants. The diploid plants could have arisen from cells of anther wall, as anther wall is a diploid tissue, as they are part of the anther. Thus option B is the correct answer.