NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
What happens to the majority of the megaspores in flowering plants?
Options
- AAll become functional
- BTwo become functional
- COne becomes functional
- DAll degenerate
Correct answer
C. One becomes functional
Step-by-step solution
Megasporogenesis : The process of formation of megaspores from the megaspore mother cell is called megasporogenesis. Ovules generally differentiate a single megaspore mother cell (MMC) in the micropylar region. of the nucellus. It is a large cell containing dense cytoplasm and a prominent nucleus. The MMC undergoes meiotic division. What is the importance of the MMC undergoing meiosis? Meiosis results in the production of four megaspores. Female gametophyte: In a majority of flowering plants, one of the megaspores