Number of meiotic and mitotic divisions to form 7 celled 8 nucleated female gametophyte

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1 meiotic and 3 mitotic division

Meiotic division is the process in which the chromosome is half.It occur in 1 time.
Megaspore containig single haploid nucleus .By mitosis nucleus devides and form 2 nuclei . They migrate to opposite poles .By continuous 2 mitotic devision nucleus of each pole devides and form 4 nuclei.out of these one nucleus migrate to the centre .Does the nucleus arrangement become 3+2+3.

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