NEET2008BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual
Which one of the following pairs of plant structures has haploid number of chromosomes?
Options
- AMegaspore mother cell and antipodal cells
- BEgg cell and antipodal cells
- CNucellus and antipodal cells
- DEgg nucleus and secondary nucleus
Correct answer
B. Egg cell and antipodal cells
Step-by-step solution
In angiosperms a single diploid megaspore mother cell matures within an ovule. Through meiosis it gives rise to four megaspores (haploid). In most plants only one of these megaspores survive. This functional megaspore divides three times by mitosis and produces eight haploid nuclei enclosed within a 7-celled embryo sac. One nucleus is located near the opening of embryo sac in egg cell. Two nuclei are located in a single cell in the midde of embryo sac and are called polar nuclei, two nuclei are contained in cells c