How many meiotic divisions are required to produce 1000 male gametes in a flowering plant ?
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a
80
b
100
c
250
d
125
answer is D.
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Detailed Solution
1 microspore mother cell undergoes 1 meiosis to produce 8 male gametes. Therefore, to produce 1000 male gametes there is the requirement of 1000/8=125 meiotic division.