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In angiosperms each microspore mother cell undergoing meiosis gives rise to a ___.

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diad
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triad
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tetrad
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four diploid cells
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Solution

The correct option is C tetrad
In angiosperms, all the sporogenous cells in the anther become microspore mother cells which undergo meiosis or reduction division to form a tetrad or a group of four pollen grains.

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