Assertion : The megaspore mother cell undergoes mitosis to produce four megaspores. Reason : Megaspore…

Assertion : The megaspore mother cell undergoes mitosis to produce four megaspores. Reason : Megaspore mother cells and the megaspores are both haploid.
  1. If both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
  2. If both assertion and reason are true but assertion is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false.
  4. If both assertion and reason are false.

Solution

The diploid megaspore mother cell has a large nucleus and dense cytoplasm. This cell undergoes meiosis (reduction division) to produce a group of four haploid cells called megaspores.

Asked in: NEET 2016 (Phase 2)

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