NEET2025Botany-Plant Reproduction
NEET 2025 Botany Gametophyte Development MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 12
How many meiotic and mitotic divisions need to occur for the development of a mature female gametophyte from the megaspore mother cell in an angiosperm plant?
A
2 Meiosis and 3 Mitosis
B
1 Meiosis and 2 Mitosis
C
1 Meiosis and 3 Mitosis
D
No Meiosis and 2 Mitosis
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
In angiosperms, the megaspore mother cell undergoes one meiotic division to form four megaspores, of which one is functional. This functional megaspore undergoes three mitotic divisions to form the mature female gametophyte.
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