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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