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Q. An anther has 1200 pollen grains. How many PMCs must have been there to produce them?

Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Solution:

Meiosis of one Pollen Mother Cell (PMC) produces 4 haploid pollen grains. Thus, for producing 1200 pollen grains, 1200/4 = 300 PMCs are required.