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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 1. Reproduction in Lower and Higher Plants

For the formation of 140 angiospermic seeds how many meiotic cell divisions are expected?

  1. A 175
  2. B 280
  3. C 560
  4. D 240
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(A) 175

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For formation of 140 angiospermic seeds 140 male gametes and 140 female gametes are required.
For formation of 140 male gametes, the number of meiotic divisions required will be 35.
(1 Microspore mother cell \(\xrightarrow{\text { meiosis }}\) 4 microspores)
For formation of 140 female gametes, the number of meiotic divisions required will be 140.
(1 Megaspore mother cell \(\xrightarrow{\text { meiosis }}\) 4 megaspores \(\xrightarrow{3 \text { degenerate }} 1\) functional megaspore)
Therefore, for the formation of 140 angiospermic seeds 175 meiotic cell divisions are expected