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NEET 2017
Exam
NEET
Year
2017
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Plant Kingdom

NEET 2017 · Botany · Plant Kingdom

Zygotic meiosis is characterstic of

Zygotic meiosis is characterstic ofZygotic meiosis is characterstic of

Options

  1. AMarchantia
  2. BFucus
  3. CFunaria
  4. DChlamydomonas

Correct answer

D. Chlamydomonas

Step-by-step solution

Chlamydomonas has haplontic life cycle hence showing zygotic meiosis or initial meiosis, as the plant body is haploid (n).

Zygotic meiosis is characterstic of

Marchantia and Funaria belonging to Bryophyta and they are known for sporic meiosis and haplo-diplontic life cycle and there is a heteromorphic alternation of generation. Fucus is a diploid (2n) brown algae shows gametic meiosis.
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