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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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