How many meiotic divisions of the pollen mother cell (PMC) are required to produce 1000 pollen grains?

200

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250

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500

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100

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Solution

The correct option is B
250

From one PMC, after one meiotic division 4 pollen grains are produced.
Thus, no. of meiotic divisions required to produce 1000 pollen grains = (1000/4) = 250.

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