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NEET2008BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual

Which one of the following pairs of plant structures has haploid number of chromosomes?

Options

  1. ANucellus and antipodal cells
  2. BEgg nucleus and secondary nucleus
  3. CMegaspore mother cell and antipodal cells
  4. DEgg cell and antipodal cells

Correct answer

D. Egg cell and antipodal cells

Step-by-step solution

The egg cell is one of the haploid cell of egg apparatus present in the micropylar end of embryo sac in seeded plants. It is also called oosphere and represents the single female gamete of the embryo sac. Antipodal cells are the haploid cells, usually three in number, present in embryo sac at the opposite end of micropyle. Their function is unknown and at fertilization, they may disintegrate or multiply and enlarge.

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