Question
How many meiotic and mitotic divisions need to occur for the development of a mature female gametophyte from the megaspore mother cell in an angiosperm plant?
NEET
Botany
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
2025
NEET 2025
NEET Botany Question (2025) — Solution
Options
- A. 2 Meiosis and 3 Mitosis
- B. 1 Meiosis and 2 Mitosis
- C. 1 Meiosis and 3 Mitosis
- D. No Meiosis and 2 Mitosis
Answer
C. 1 Meiosis and 3 Mitosis
Step-by-step solution
Development of a mature female gametophyte, i.e., embryo sac from a megaspore mother cell in an angiosperm plant requires 1 meiotic and 3 mitotic divisions.
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