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MHT CET 202623 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
23 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Biology
Chapter
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

MHT CET 2026 · 23 April · Morning Shift · Biology · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

A female gametophyte of an angiospermic plant is developed from a...

A female gametophyte of an angiospermic plant is developed from a megaspore mother cell by ------------------.

Options

  1. Aone meiotic and two mitotic divisions
  2. Bone meiotic and three mitotic divisions
  3. Ctwo meiotic and two mitotic divisions
  4. Dthree meiotic and one mitotic divisions

Correct answer

B. one meiotic and three mitotic divisions

Step-by-step solution

The megaspore mother cell (MMC) in the ovule undergoes one meiotic division to produce four haploid megaspores.

Out of these four megaspores, usually three degenerate and only one remains functional.

The functional megaspore then undergoes three successive free-nuclear mitotic divisions.

The first mitotic division produces a 22-nucleate stage, the second produces a 44-nucleate stage, and the third produces an 88-nucleate stage.

These 88 nuclei eventually organize into the typical 77-celled, 88-nucleate female gametophyte (embryo sac).

Thus, the entire process requires one meiotic division and three mitotic divisions.

Answer: one meiotic and three mitotic divisions
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