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Number of meiotic division required to produce 100 microspore in angiosperm egg is

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125

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50

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100

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25

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Solution

The correct option is D 25
The microspore mother cell produces four pollen or microspores by one meiosis which cannot divide further. Hence, for producing 100 microspore/pollen, 100/4 = 25 meiotic divisions are required.

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