NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
What process leads to the formation of microspore tetrads?
Options
- AMitosis
- BMeiosis
- CBinary fission
- DBudding
Correct answer
B. Meiosis
Step-by-step solution
As each cell of the sporogenous tissue is capable of giving rise to a microspore tetrad . Each one is a potential pollen or microspore mother cell. The process of formation of microspores from a pollen mother cell (PMC) through meiosis is called microsporogenesis. The microspores, as they are formed, are arranged in a cluster of four cells–the microspore tetrad As the anthers mature and dehydrate, the microspores dissociate from each other and develop into pollen grains Inside each microsporangium several thousands