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In grasses what happens in micro spore mother cell for the formation of mature pollen grains

Updated On: Jun 23, 2024
  • One meiotic and two mitotic divisions
  • One meiotic & one mitotic divisions
  • One meiotic division
  • One mitotic division
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In grasses, the formation of mature pollen grains from a microspore mother cell involves: (A) One meiotic and two mitotic divisions. During this process, meiosis occurs first to reduce the chromosome number, followed by two mitotic divisions to produce a multicellular structure called a mature pollen grain, which contains two cells - a vegetative cell and a generative cell. This generative cell is essential for fertilization in plants.
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