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  4. Assertion: The megaspore mother cell undergoes mitosis to produce four megaspores. Reason: Megaspore mother cells and the megaspores are both haploid.

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Q. Assertion : The megaspore mother cell undergoes mitosis to produce four megaspores.
Reason : Megaspore mother cells and the megaspores are both haploid.

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Solution:

The diploid megaspore mother cell has a large nucleus and dense cytoplasm. This cell undergoes meiosis (reduction division) to produce a group of four haploid cells called megaspores.