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AIIMS 2015
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2015
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Plant Kingdom

AIIMS 2015 · Botany · Plant Kingdom

What is the correct sequence of the formation of female gametophyte...

What is the correct sequence of the formation of female gametophyte in angiosperms?

Options

  1. ANucellus, megapore tetrad, megaspore mother cell, megaspore, female gametophyte
  2. BMegaspore tetrad, nucellus, megaspore mother cell, megaspore, female gametophyte
  3. CNucellus, megaspore mother cell, megaspore tetrad, megaspore, female gametophyte
  4. DMegaspore mother cell, megaspore tetrad, megaspore, nucellus, female gametophyte

Correct answer

C. Nucellus, megaspore mother cell, megaspore tetrad, megaspore, female gametophyte

Step-by-step solution

In angiosperms, the body of the ovule consists of a mass of parenchymatous cells called nucellus. In the hypodermal region of nucellus towards the micropylar end develops a primary archesporial cell, which by further divisions forms a diploid megaspore mother cell. The latter undergoes meiosis to form megaspore tetrad. Usually the chalazal megaspore remains functional while the other three degenerate. The functional megaspore is the first cell of female gametophyte (embryo sac).
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