Question:

Number of meiotic divisions required to produce 200/400 seeds of pea would be

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
  • 200/400
  • 400/800
  • 300/600
  • 250/500.
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Number of meiotic divisions required to produce 200/400 seeds of pea would be 250/500. 200 seeds of pea would be produced from 200 pollen grains and 200 eggs. 200 pollen grains will be formed by 50 microspore mother cell while 200 eggs will be formed by 200 megaspore mother cell so 250/500.
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Concepts Used:

Meiosis

Meiosis is a process in which a single cell, a diploid cell, undergoes division twice to produce four haploid daughter cells, and the cells produced are known as the sex cells or gametes (sperms in males and egg in females). It contains half of the original amount of genetic information. The haploids only have half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.

Features of Meiosis:

  • It results in the formation of four daughter cells in each cycle of cell division.
  • The daughter cells are identical to the mother cell in shape and size but different in chromosome number.
  • The daughter cells are haploid.
  • Recombination and segregation take place in meiosis.
  • The process occurs in the reproductive organs and results in the formation of gametes.
  • The process is divided into two types-Meiosis-I reduces the chromosome number to half and is known as reductional division. Meiosis-II is just like the mitotic division.

Phases of Meiosis

Meiosis can be divided into nine stages. The process is usually divided into two parts. The first time a cell divides (meiosis I) and the second time it divides (meiosis II). The phases are as follows –

Meiosis 1 Stages

The different stages of meiosis 1 can be explained by the following phases :

  • Prophase 1
  • Metaphase 1
  • Anaphase 1
  • Telophase 1

Meiosis 2 Stages

The different stages of meiosis 1 can be explained by the following phases :

  • Prophase 2
  • Metaphase 2
  • Anaphase 2
  • Telophase 2