Suppose in a flower of mustard, each microsporangium possess 30 pollen mother cell then, the total number of male gametes formed by this flower will be?
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answer is 4.
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1 Pollen Mother Cell (PMC) undergoes meiosis to produce 4 microspores.30 PMC produces 30* 4= 120 microspores.1 Microspore produces 2 male gametes.120 micropspores produces 120*2=240 male gametes.1 anther has 4 microsporangiaTherefore, total number of male gametes in 4 microsporangia of the anther= 240*4=960In mustard there is the presence of 6 stamens.Therefore, total number of male gametes in 6 stamens= 960*6= 5760 male gametes