Botany-(general)

NEET Botany (general) MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-numerical-Hard-Class 11

In the NCERT discussion on fungi, the sexual reproduction involves formation of spores after meiosis. If a fungal species has a diploid chromosome number of 16, how many chromosomes are present in each haploid spore after meiosis?

A

8 chromosomes

B

16 chromosomes

C

32 chromosomes

D

4 chromosomes

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

Meiosis results in the reduction of the chromosome number by half. Therefore, from a diploid (2n) count of 16, meiosis produces haploid spores with 8 chromosomes each.

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