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Pre-fertilisation : Structures and Events
Question

Read the following statements : 

(i) Microspore tetrads possess tetraploid nucleus 

(ii) Sporogenous tissue occupies the centre of each microsporangium 

(iii) Cells of sporogenous tissue undergo meiosis 

(iv) Each cell of the sporogenous tissue is a potential microspore mother cell or pollen mother cell 

(v) The process of formation of male gamete in angiosperms is called microsporogenesis 

Which of the above statements are correct ?

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Solution

When the anther is young, a group of compactly arranged homogenous cells called the sporogenous tissue occupies the centre of each microsporangium. As each cell of the sporogenous tissue is capable of giving rise to a microspore tetrad. Each one is a potential pollen or microspore mother cell. The process of formation of microspores from a pollen mother cell (PMC) through meiosis is called microsporogenesis. Microspore tetrad has haploid nuclei.

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