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A mature pollen grain of  has

a)

2 cells

b)

3 cells

c)

4 cells

d)

5 cells



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A mature pollen grain of  has

a)

2 cells

b)

3 cells

c)

4 cells

d)

5 cells

1 Answer
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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -

(c)

In  the microspore nucleus divides by a periclinal wall and forms a very small prothallial cell and large central cell. The central cell cuts off a second prothallial cell and antheridial cell. The nucleus of the antheridial cell divides to form generative cell and tube cell. Thus, the pollen grain of  is sheded at four-celled stage when it consists of two vegetative prothallial cells, a generative cell and a tube cell.

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