Question

Which of the following is the meiocyte in the ovule?

• A. Pollen mother cell
• B. Sporogenous cell
• C. Megaspore mother cell
• D. Archesporial cell

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Megaspore mother cell

Towards the micropylar region of the ovule only one megaspore mother cell is differentiated from the nucellus. It undergoes meiotic division to form linear tetrad of megaspores hence a megaspore mother cell is called as a meiocyte .