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Q. How many meiotic divisions are required for the formation of $100$ pollen grains?

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Solution:

Each microspore mother cell or pollen mother cell $(PMC)$ on reduction division (meiosis) gives rise to $4$ pollen grains. Hence, to form $100$ pollen grains, $25$ meiotic divisions are required.