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If there are 4 cells in anther, what will be the number of pollen grains?

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16

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12

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8

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4

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16

During microsporogenesis, which takes place in the anther, each of pollen mother cell (2n) undergoes meiotic cell division to produce a microspore tetrad. Each of the cell of microspore tetrad form a pollen grain. Thus, from 4 cell 16 pollen grains will be produced.

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