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In ovule, meiosis occurs in
In ovule, meiosis occurs in
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The correct option is B Megasporocyte
In the ovule or megasporangium, during the process of megasporogenesis, a hypodermal cell functions as a archesporium cell and becomes more prominent due to large size, denser cytoplasm and large nucleus. In tenuinucellate ovules, archesporial cell directly functions as megaspore mother cell while in crassinucellate ovules, archesporial cell divides periclinally to form an outer parietal cell and inner primary sporogenous cell that functions as megaspore mother cell.Megaspore mother cell is also called megasporocyte which divides by meiosis to form four haploid megaspores.Thus, in ovule meiosis occurs in megasporocyte.So, the correct answer is B.
In the ovule or megasporangium, during the process of megasporogenesis, a hypodermal cell functions as a archesporium cell and becomes more prominent due to large size, denser cytoplasm and large nucleus. In tenuinucellate ovules, archesporial cell directly functions as megaspore mother cell while in crassinucellate ovules, archesporial cell divides periclinally to form an outer parietal cell and inner primary sporogenous cell that functions as megaspore mother cell.
Megaspore mother cell is also called megasporocyte which divides by meiosis to form four haploid megaspores.
Thus, in ovule meiosis occurs in megasporocyte.
So, the correct answer is B.
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