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BOT 102 Practice Questions BOT 102 - 2 Objective Question

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In angiosperms, meiosis of microspore mother cells within the anther is called _______, while meiosis of the megaspore mother cell within the ovule is called _______.
Options
A macrosporogenesis, megasporogenesis
B microsporogenesis, macrosporogenesis
C megasporogenesis, microsporogenesis
D microsporogenesis, megasporogenesis
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Microsporogenesis is meiosis of microspore mother cells in the anther, while megasporogenesis is meiosis of the megaspore mother cell in the ovule.

Hint

Micro- for small (male), mega- for large (female).

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