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If the number of chromosomes present in a pollen mother cell (PMC) is 48, then the number of chromosomes present in the microspore is____.

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24

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48

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12

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56

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Solution

The correct option is A 24
Pollen mother cell (PMC) is diploid. It undergoes meiosis to form haploid microspores. Therefore if the number of chromosomes in PMC (2n) is 48 then the number of chromosomes in microspores (n) will be half that is 24.

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